The Big Rig
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-27812-7 (ISBN)
Long-haul trucks have been described as sweatshops on wheels. The typical long-haul trucker works the equivalent of two full-time jobs, often for little more than minimum wage. But it wasn't always this way. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. The Big Rig explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, including six months training and working as a long-haul trucker, Viscelli explains in detail how labor is recruited, trained, and used in the industry. He then shows how inexperienced workers are convinced to lease a truck and to work as independent contractors. He explains how deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking's labor markets - once dominated by the largest and most powerful union in US history - into an important example of the costs of contemporary labor markets for workers and the general public.
Steve Viscelli is a political sociologist and lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a senior associate at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. In addition to his academic research, he works with a range of public and private stakeholders to make the trucking industry safer, more efficient, and a better place to work. To learn more, please visit: http://www.steveviscelli.com/.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Where Did All These Bad Jobs Come From?
1. The CDL Mill: Training the Professional Steering-Wheel Holder
2. Cheap Freight, Cheap Drivers: Work as a Long-Haul Trucker
3. The Big Rig: Running the Contractor Confidence Game
4. Working for the Truck: The Harsh Reality of Contracting
5. Someone to Turn To: Managing Contractors from an Arm’s Length Away
6. “No More Jimmy Hoff as”: Desperate Drivers and Divided Labor
Appendix A. Data and Methods
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.04.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| Technik | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-520-27812-7 / 0520278127 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-520-27812-7 / 9780520278127 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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