Opinion, by Michael R Royster
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the USA, the word “teamster” used to mean a mule driver, since mules hauled freight in teams rather than singly. With the onset of the horseless carriage, the word morphed into a reference to truck drivers.
In America, the Teamsters Union has had immense power, principally in negotiating better pay and working conditions for teamsters. In Brazil, the trucker unions have not had as much power, because most truck drivers are self-employed service contractors, who own their own trucks and do not work for any specific employer . . .
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