The truck driver, a woman in her 30s, pressed down on the accelerator, her eyes fixed on the road ahead. Tonight was her second son’s birthday, and she was eager to get home and celebrate. A decorated cake box sat on the dashboard, a reminder of the festive occasion.
Feeling a sudden urge to connect with someone, she switched on her walkie-talkie. “Hello, does anyone want to talk?”
A voice crackled through the static. “Hello, you’re in a good mood. Is there something?”
“It’s my son’s birthday,” she replied, a smile spreading across her face.
“Great! By the way, have you received a survey from the Teamsters PR department?”
“No. It’s a stupid survey about who you support in the presidential election, right?”
“Yeah. I don’t know any drivers who’ve taken that kind of survey.”
“Haha, isn’t that just a fabrication? It’s impossible to survey 1.3 million union members.”
“Yeah, that number is suspicious too. In the future, we’ll all lose our jobs to self-driving cars.”
The woman glanced at the cake box. Under the extravagant cake adorned with strawberries, chocolates, and whipped cream, it was just a plain pancake. A pang of worry shot through her. What if the pancakes ran out?
All names of people and organizations appearing in this story are pseudonyms.
Teamsters union declines to endorse in presidential election, breaking decades of precedent
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