Obama Reverses Opposition to Mexican Trucks - Goodbye Jobs………………

[Stinger2]

One day after signing the $410 billion omnibus "http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91549" \l ""funding
bill into law, along with provisions ending the Department of Transportation's Mexican #"http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91549" \l ""truck demonstration project, the Obama "http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91549" \l ""administration has announced intentions to restart the program as soon as possible.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=91549

Another port deal: Mexico, China, Wal-Mart.

The Hong Kong-based shipping company Hutchison WhampoaHutchison Whampoa Limited or HWL Ltd. and retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. are partners in a new $300 million expansion of Mexico's Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, according to .......

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Another+port+deal:+Mexico,+China,+Wal-Mart-a0143720353


Thousands of independent and union drivers lost everything they own to high fuel prices now they will have Truckers coming in from Mexico, who pay no Unemployment Insurance, No Social Security, less US income tax are taking jobs from every part of the country. Go to Wall-Mart and try to find anything made by US companies. They are driving the middle class into the ground, working are way into being a third world country. Jobs from the East and West Coast ports will be decimated by the southern border and Chinese cheap labor.

[Idealism]

1. World Net Daily? Wtf?

[bluestateguy]

2. Unreliable source: World Nut Daily

please

[BlooInBloo]

3. hahahaah! Welcome. I hope you enjoy your visit.

[jody]

4. Same issue from a different source at the DU thread below.

“Mexican truck project may return”

[jody]

5. Welcome to DU and thanks for posting the article.

:hi:

[upi402]

6. Teamsters seem to have missed this???

http://www.teamster.org/content/blogwatch

[jody]

7. I noted that also. Wonder why? n/t

[PSPS]

8. Not quite true

Here's the actual story from a more (but not always) reliable source:

An 18-month-old pilot program that allowed a few Mexican trucks beyond a border buffer zone died when President Barack Obama signed a sweeping $410 billion government spending bill on Wednesday. The bill barred spending on the pilot program.

A spokeswoman for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Debbie Mesloh, said Obama has told the office to work with Congress, the Transportation and State departments and Mexican officials to come up with legislation to create "a new trucking project that will meet the legitimate concerns" of Congress and U.S. commitments under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

(snip)

Under pressure from labor, safety and other groups, Congress cut off spending on the program in 2007. But last year, the Bush administration used a loophole in the law to keep it operating.

The whole piece is here.

[jody]

11. From link in #4

“The president has tasked the Department of Transportation to work with the U.S. Trade Representative and the Department of State, along with leaders in Congress and Mexican officials, to propose legislation creating a new trucking project that will meet the legitimate concerns of Congress and our NAFTA commitments,” said a DOT statement.

[biopowertoday]

19. So, the WH directs a new plan. And Mexican trucks will

continue--we just have a pause for now.

[jody]

23. Bullseye! A pause while we camouflage the invasion of Mexican trucks as good will ambassadors. n/t

[biopowertoday]

27. Looks like under the Nafta agreement -the trucks will roll to the US but

hopefully more safely.

[madrchsod]

9. just how far do you think they would get into the usa

before they would have to stop for fuel? they`ll need armed guards. ya do`t fuck with truck drivers.

[MADem]

10. Obama Ends Bush's Dangerous U.S./Mexico "Cross-Border" Truck Program

Gee, why is this headline the exact OPPOSITE of yours?

Where you stand, apparently, depends on where you sit....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-parker/obama-ends-bushs-dangerou_b_174139.html

By his signing today of the $410 billion bill which, will keep the federal government in business until September 30, 2009, President Barack Obama also ended one of the Bush Administration's most blatant attempts at union-busting, a plan which was already endangering our country and all our people.

The "cross-border trucking program," which would have eventually allowed almost all Mexican trucks and drivers full access to U.S. highways, was one of the most contentious issues to arise out of the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Before 2007, Mexican trucks had been limited to a narrow zone, about 25 miles, north of the border, where they transferred their cargo to American big rigs.

For many American unions, drivers and big-rig truck owner/operators, the true purpose of the program was to allow American trucking companies access to the Mexican drivers, who often are paid less than half of prevailing U.S. wages, and allow them access to trucks maintained to much more lax safety standards than those in the U.S., further reducing costs for American trucking companies hiring Mexican trucks and their drivers.

Another major safety question concerning the program was if non-U.S. drivers would have to keep the same types of logbooks and be mandated the same amount of rest periods of U.S. drivers between driving stints, safety regulations which had already been weakened for U.S. drivers during the Bush presidency.

[BlooInBloo]

13. It's funny watching DUers happily repeat bullshit about Obama, though.

[MADem]

16. This particular effort seems a bit, well, "agenda laden."

It's not even subtle or clever.

[Name removed]

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[BlooInBloo]

14. Ah. Another visitor. Enjoy your time here!

[GiveMeFreedom]

26. *Poof*

gone, gone, gone.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Submariner]

15. Sure beats that draft dodging coward we just shipped back to Texas

That maggot left a world of shit on Obama's desk. Welcome to the permanent Democratic majority freeptard.

[notadmblnd]

17. When would you like your pizza delivered and would you like anchovies on that?

[Earth Bound Misfit]

18. Enjoy your stay!!

[biopowertoday]

20. After bill bans Mexican trucks from US roads, Obama seeks new border plan addressing safet

a poster upstream posted this link. It is a much more comprehensive story than either Huff post or WND.


After bill bans Mexican trucks from US roads, Obama seeks new border plan addressing safet

http://www.startribune.com/politics/41103477.html

[tekisui]

21. You lost me at world nut.

[Stinger2]

22. Swift Transportation, Controlling Transportation in Dec 2000 Via Mexico

Swift Transportation, Controlling Transportation in Dec 2000 Via Mexico


Today, this company, with over 15,000 trucks, and 49,000 trailers, generates over $3.0 billion in revenue.<1>
Swift’s terminal network has grown to over forty full service facilities in both the continental United States and Mexico. Swift owns 100% of Trans-Mex, a Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, based carrier. Swift offers border crossing services at all major Mexican border crossings. Swift maintains a presence in every Canadian province.<3>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_Transportation

Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; Swift Leasing Co., Inc.; Common Market Distributing Co., Inc.; Sparks Finance Co., Inc.; Cooper Motor Lines, Inc.; Common Market Equipment Co., Inc.; Swift Transportation Co. of Virginia, Inc.; Swift of Texas Co., Inc.; Swift Logistics Co., Inc.; Swift Transportation Corporation; Swift Receivables Corporation; M.S. Carriers, Inc.

http://www.answers.com/topic/swift-transportation-co

Transplace, Inc.

When freight moves from one place to another place, Transplace wants to be there. A third-party logistics provider, Transplace arranges the transportation of its customers' goods via a network of North American trucking companies and railroads. Proprietary software helps the company match shippers' freight with carriers' capacity. Along with its logistics operations, Transplace offers supply chain management and freight brokerage services. Several of the largest US truckload carriers formed Transplace in 2000 by combining their logistics operations. Owners of the firm include Covenant Transportation Group, J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Swift Transportation, U.S. Xpress, and Werner Enterprises.

http://www.answers.com/topic/transplace-inc

Cutting out the competition early on, soon as Bush won election, the fix was in.

[ColesCountyDem]

24. WorldNetDaily = bird cage liner.

The National Enquirer looks scholarly, in comparison...

:eyes:

[Stinger2]

25. Jobs - Going, Going, Gone - Duty Free from Mexico - Screw the Middle Class

Jobs - Going, Going, Gone - Duty Free from Mexico - Screw the Middle Class


NAFTA corridor has given way to Chinese goods corridor
2006

Many of the reports have sought to reopen the debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement, which allowed many U.S. factories to relocate to Mexico, laying off thousands of American workers and replacing them with much cheaper labor south of the border. Some reports have taken an alarmist tack, claiming that further economic integration of the United States and Mexico would lead to a political union that would open America to mass migration and political corruption on a scale that would destroy U.S. institutions, culture and sovereignty.

http://satollparty.com/post/?p=332

Hutchison Whampoa Limited

Mexico

Ensenada International Terminal (EIT)
EIT, situated 110 kilometres south of the US-Mexico border along the Pacific Ocean, is a container-handling facility which has undergone extensive redevelopment involving quay construction, dredging and new equipment purchases.

Ensenada Cruiseport Village (ECV)
ECV is constructing a premier cruise ship facility. The development includes a three-berth cruise terminal, mega-yacht marine and commercial centre for retail ships and restaurants, a central plaza, and recreational facilities. The existing two cruise ship berths at ECV handle more than 600,000 passengers annually.

Terminal Internacional de Manzanillo (TIMSA)
TIMSA is located at the Port of Manzanillo on the Pacific coast of Mexico. TIMSA is well-positioned to facilitate trade between Asia, Mexico City and Guadalajara, as well as nearby industrialised states.

Internacional de Contenedores Asociados de Veracruz (ICAVE) ICAVE is located at the Port of Veracruz on the East Coast of Mexico. In addition to containers, bulk and general cargo, ICAVE is equipped with container freight stations, an intermodal station, an empty container depot and container repair facilities.

Lazaro Cardenas Terminal Portuaria de Contenedores (LCT)
LCT is located in the State of Michoacan, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. LCT has recently announced the Phase I Expansion Programme, which includes the construction of a new 600-metre quay. Currently, 350 metres of the new quay are operational, with the remaining 250 metres scheduled for completion by April 2009.


http://www.hutchison-whampoa.com/NewsDIR/print?bar=2&la...


Jobs - Going, Going, Gone - Duty Free from Mexico, Car Plants, Solar Cells, Cargo

Factory, Copper, Biofuel Plant, Etc……… Screw the Middle Class

http://www.mexicoinvestordigest.com/index.php?option=co...

[burning rain]

28. Do you have a backup source, say, Pravda?

:P