I've been reading though the various postings here and else where about the proposed strike and the actions that SOME of the participating "drivers" and I use the term drivers loosely here, have been taking and frankly it's appalling the behavior that has been demonstrated by some of them.
Some of the people striking have the right idea by talking to the media while parked in a safe place that doesn't cause any hullabaloo with the businesses and public that we have to get on OUR side in order to be heard.
Rolling road blocks, bocking truck-stop fuel pumps, roads and businesses? What the hell are they thinking? Do we need MORE bad mainstream media coverage? No we don't, we can't afford it.
What does that accomplish? Nothing but MORE hard feelings from the public and validation of the misconception of who we REALLY are.
Don't we get enough of that already? Is this how we want the public and government officials to perceive us?
Do we have to add more fuel to the to the publics main stream media generated idea of us as speed demons who are interested in doing nothing but breaking the law taking dope, that are too illiterate to get something done the RIGHT WAY?
Please give me a break.
I refuse to be represented my those that cannot conduct their actions in an adult professional manner. I'll never support violence and unprofessional action as a means to solve the current problems we are facing as an industry.
Unless we act in a professional manner, we will not be treated as such, and what's more we don't deserve it either if we act like a bunch of heathens.
We have SO much to loose by this type of behavior and as we know actions speak louder than words.
Please,for the love of God and all that's Holy, act like the professionals that we are. Don't pick up the paint brush that Barbara Walters, 60 Minutes and Dateline have already smeared us with and finish the portrait of our industry that they started.
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Roll on allways
