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The Teamsters union, who represent a big chunk of the truckers in the US, have lobbied against Tesla's self-driving truck efforts in the past.[^1] I'll be inte
by runlevel1 4y ago
The Teamsters union, who represent a big chunk of the truckers in the US, have lobbied against Tesla's self-driving truck efforts in the past.[^1]
I'll be interested to see if the Teamsters intensify their opposition to Tesla with these now hitting the streets -- even if they're lacking any self-driving abilities.
[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/business/dealbook/teamsters-union-tries-to-slow-self-driving-truck-push.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/business/dealbook/teamste...
- InTheArena 4y agoThe unions have had Tesla in this sights for far more reasons for a long time. I’m not sure it will make any difference.
- runlevel1 4y agoAfter further reading, I've learned that the membership is much smaller than I had thought. The Teamsters Freight division, which includes other roles like dockworkers and mechanics, seems to only have 75,000 members.[^1] In 2019, the US Census Bureau reported there were 3.5M truckers. So you're probably right. [1]: https://www.teamstersjc42.com/about/trades/ https://www.teamstersjc42.com/about/trades/ [2]: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/06/america-keeps-on-trucking.html https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/06/america-keeps...