摘要: |
Advocacy committee members were about to discuss their position on the Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act (H.R. 7517), which seeks to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to remove the overtime wages exemption for truck drivers, when Carbon Express owner Steve Rush-a former truck driver and the 2010-11 National Tank Truck Carriers chairman-walked into the room in time to make a passionate plea for treating drivers with the respect and dignity all professionals deserve. "We've got to get our head out of the sand," he said. "We really, truly do. I get so sick and tired of reading articles about, 'it's not pay.' What the [heck] does anybody go to work for? To get paid. That's all they want. Truck drivers are not any different from lawyers, doctors, or any other professional people. You're going to find time stealers in every walk of life. Why does it always have to be the driver who's stealing your time? Why is he the one who has to be motivated? |