{"product_id":"sweatshops-on-wheels-winners-and-losers-in-trucking-deregulation-hardcover","title":"Sweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael H. Belzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong hours, low wages, and unsafe workplaces characterized sweatshops a hundred years ago. These same conditions plague American trucking today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cem\u003eSweatshops on Wheels: Winners and Losers in Trucking Deregulation\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the dark side of government deregulation in America's interstate trucking industry. In the years since deregulation in 1980, median earnings have dropped 30% and most long-haul truckers earn less than half of pre-regulation wages. Work weeks average more than sixty hours. Today, America's long-haul truckers are working harder and earning less than at any time during the last four decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by a former long-haul trucker who now teaches industrial relations at Wayne State University, \u003cem\u003eSweatshops on Wheels\u003c\/em\u003e raises crucial questions about the legacy of trucking deregulation in America and casts provocative new light on the issue of government deregulation in general.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael H. Belzer\u003c\/strong\u003e, a nationally-known expert on the trucking industry, is Associate Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Graduate Program in Industrial Relations at at Wayne State University and an assistant research scientist at the University of Michigan Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations. He is currently conducting two major government-funded research programs on truck safety. Prior to earning his Ph.D. at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he spent eight years as a Teamster driving a tank truck over-the-road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.66 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52288321421586,"sku":"9780195128864","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/OFdjclhzT1Z6UjIvTWF6V2dtSXRKUT09.webp?v=1779364518","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/sweatshops-on-wheels-winners-and-losers-in-trucking-deregulation-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}