February 28, 2022· 45 min
This Is the Teamster Effort To Organize the Truckers at the Ports
Orality
Model
67%
Oral-dominant (speeches, podcasts, storytelling)
Speaker Breakdown
HostTracy Alloway(1,914 words)
M:28%
HostJoe Weisenthal(1,176 words)
M:28%
GuestRon Herrera(3,426 words)
M:28%
Oral Indicators
Agonistic31%
literally, completely, obviously
Engagement68%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, now, so
Repetition100%
know (115x), like (62x), it's (51x)
Parallelism84%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So, Tracy, obviously, we've do..., But you're right....
Sound Patterns93%
71 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases5%
you know what, i mean
Literate Indicators
Hedging7%
quite, maybe, could
Passive Voice16%
are misclassified, are attached, were exposed
Abstract Nouns20%
investment, recommendation, moment
Subordination8%
although, however, until
Sentence Length40%
Avg: 15.0 words/sentence
Word Complexity49%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style32%
514 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style100%
literally, completely, obviously
Description
Some truckers make good money and have a high degree of control of their schedule. Others work for low pay under exceptionally difficult conditions. Port truckers, in particular, have dealt with poor pay, high debts, wage theft, and other difficult conditions. But an effort is being made to organize for a better situation. On this episode, we speak with Ron Herrera, Director of the Teamsters Port Division, on the union's efforts, as well as how it fits into broader supply chain stress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.