Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, The Center for Ethnographic Research presents: Steve Viscelli, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania Co-sponsored by the Center for Labor Research and Education 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. Deregulation and collective action by employers transformed trucking’s labor markets–once dominated by … Continue reading The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream