Trade unions in the United States are very powerful. In particular, the way American unions work has changed in the past and has become the main channel of communication between workers in various industries and the government and businesses.

Trade unions usually take care to protect the interests of their members, and at the same time guide members to fight for their rights and interests in a non-violent way. This has made the trade unions more and more powerful. Trade unions represent the interests of the blue-collar class, and blue-collar workers are quite numerous in the United States, so unions have become the main target of votes for politicians.

Moreover, the existence of trade unions has forced enterprises to face up to the united working class. For unions to gain that power, they must have the support of workers, so they must protect the employment opportunities of local workers and help them fight for higher wages and shorter working hours.

U.S. industry has to go smart because local labor costs are too high. If they could, those companies could push for the absorption of immigrants in order to obtain lower-cost labor.

Most of those who oppose the absorption of immigrants are local blue-collar workers. Because the migrant population will take away their jobs. At that time, the unreliable president relied on the slogan of America First, advocated the development of domestic industry in the United States, and won the support of the labor unions to become president.

Essentially, in the United States, the most averse to immigrants is probably the blue-collar workers. They are not necessarily shouting "" or "Chinese go back to China" slogans solely because of color discrimination, they are simply for their own benefit, not white supremacists.

Of course, if they have such worries, they will be more likely to be incited by those who have a heart.

It's just that people are selfish. The cost of what is produced in the United States is too high, and workers want higher wages and shorter hours every day. They can shorten their working hours for any reason. For example, with an aging society, workers need to spend more time with the elderly. And they can really get the management to agree to their demands. Because they will "strike according to law." ”

The most other workers on strike is that the factories are unable to open and the workers take to the streets.

But truckers' strikes are a different story. They'll drive trucks to the White House or Capitol Hill, blocking traffic all over DC City.

The most serious consequence is not yet this. In a country like the United States, which relies heavily on road transport, a strike by truckers can shut down the entire country. Billions of dollars can be lost every day.

Because there is also a chance that the highway will be clogged by their trucks.

Truckers, many of whom buy their own cars, will most of the time protest against strikes only when there are laws or regulations that affect their profits, and when they do, they usually end up winning.

It was precisely because of this that Link had to negotiate with them in the first place. If they don't get caught, if they strike, the highways across the United States could be blocked. Then his unmanned logistics system can only end without a problem.

Link's symposium was held in a conference room at the Venetian Hotel. At nine o'clock, Link showed up on time.

Every state in the United States has its own truckers' unions, as well as a national federation of unions. Each union has three or four representatives to participate. There were also a number of media who were invited.

There was no rostrum or anything like that, there was only one podium on the stage. Link didn't specifically look for a host or anything like that, he thought it would only take the initiative to push the distance between himself and those people a little more.

He stepped up to the podium and tried the microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Venetian Hotel for this symposium on logistics and transportation issues in the United States. Let me introduce myself first, I am your opponent, the damned capitalist, Link Hans. Of course, all journalists who come to admire their faces are also welcome!"

His words sent a burst of laughter from those below. "But I never wanted to be on the opposite side of the workers," he laughs. Although I plan to launch a program, it could jeopardize the economic income of truck drivers across the United States. I'll admit that if you don't communicate and plan well, it does happen. So, I'm inviting you today to discuss how to make my project run smoothly while ensuring the interests of the vast majority of truck drivers. ”

He first gave a brief introduction to the plans for the unmanned logistics system, and then said: "Many truck drivers in the United States have their own cars. These cars can be converted into driverless vehicles. ”

He looked at the representatives in the audience and watched them listen attentively before continuing: "Of course, the driver has to pay for this modification fee, but we can seek a low-interest loan. As you know, I own one bank and I own shares in several banks. I will convince them to participate in the project before promoting it. In the future, drivers who own their own cars will be able to take delivery orders from their mobile phones at home, have the truck pick up the goods automatically, and receive the transportation costs. Drivers can spend more time with their families or go on other businesses. ”

When he said this, a bearded man stood up and exclaimed, "I'm sorry Mr. Hans, but I must interrupt you." I'm from the California Teamsters' Union, and my name is Jack Carter. You think about the drivers who own the trucks, but what about the drivers who don't have the trucks? You know, a lot of the truck drivers are actually driving for logistics companies or other businesses. How are their interests safeguarded in your plans?"

"That's a good question, Mr. Carter! I'm going to get to that next. ”

He stretched out his hand and motioned for the other party to sit down, and then said, "As Mr. Carter mentioned earlier, there are still many drivers in the United States who do not have their own trucks. There is also a risk that their jobs will be taken away by unmanned logistics systems. But we have arrangements for that. First of all, we will set up a special training program for them to become unmanned logistics system maintenance personnel. Or become a staff member in a logistics center. It is even possible to keep them working as drivers, but only as drivers of short-distance transport. ”

He said with a smile: "I also said just now that this unmanned logistics system can only play a greater role in long-distance transportation. At the terminal, drivers are still required to deliver the goods from the factory to the logistics center. Or a sales network that delivers goods from a logistics center to a city center. These transport processes need to go through a responsible transportation network. It will be less expensive to use manned transportation. So truck drivers aren't going away, it's just that they don't have to work without seeing their families for days. ”

It was still the same Carter, who stood up and said, "Mr. Hans, but you can't deny it, that will reduce their income." You know, when the intensity of work decreases, their income goes down. ”

Link nodded and said, "So we have another plan, which is to operate the license system." That is, the number of unmanned transport trucks needed in the United States, which is determined by all practitioners. We plan to issue some driverless truck licences to drivers who don't have trucks. They can have a licence for ten years and can apply for renewal after expiry. During the ownership period, they lease the licence and can also borrow money from the bank to buy the truck. ”

"For the sake of fairness, the qualifications for obtaining a license are, of course, limited. For example, the driver must have more than one year of continuous experience or have accumulated more than 1,200 hours of truck driving in the previous year or less before the set point in time. ”

Link's plans really got the delegates in the room really interested.

If his plan had been implemented, truck drivers would have earned less. But as Link said, truck drivers have more time to do other things. You can go to other jobs, or you can choose to take a break.

Of course, whether the truck drivers are willing to accept such a way of life or not, they need to go back and discuss with the driver's representatives. But what Link said above may be a viable way.

In order to gain basic approval from the union representatives, Link also made near-flattering compromises to the truck drivers in the long-term plan of the plan.

He didn't want to please anyone, but he couldn't do anything else.

He once spoke to the engineer who built the wind turbine for his farm: Why isn't Chinese wind turbine made in the United States?

The answer he got was amazing.

U.S. "security grounds" obstruction is not the most critical issue. The bottom line is that unions in the United States are too difficult to run.

It's not that there are no Chinese companies investing in the United States. But Chinese companies have found that American workers are far less productive than Chinese workers under the same production conditions.

If these factories try to bring in workers from China, unions will immediately block them on the grounds that they threaten American jobs.

The U.S. laws governing the relationship between businesses and workers are quite sound. And American workers take their rights very seriously. If Chinese companies want to take root in the United States, they must first handle their relationship with labor unions. Many Chinese-invested factories take about a year to start generating profits. And the profitability is far less than that of opening a factory in China.

That proves that American unions are a very difficult thing to deal with, and that no American politician or consortium dares to ignore them. This is no longer the time when conglomerates can open armies to suppress workers' strikes.

Link doesn't have that much time to slowly negotiate with the union, and now he doesn't plan to pocket the unmanned logistics system, since he wants to cooperate with others, now use the benefits to win over the truck driver, which is better than anything else.

What he has to do now is just to make this plan as smooth as possible, and as for how it will change in the future, it is not for him to bear it alone.

He also has "collaborators".

If the "collaborators" want the greater good, they will have trouble with the truck driver, and they won't have much to do with him.