On June 27, the contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters hit a major roadblock, primarily centered around part-time wages. Over half of the 330,000 Teamsters employed by UPS are part-time workers, predominantly package handlers responsible for moving boxes within the company’s warehouses. We handle an average of 24.3 million packages per day and an estimated 6% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product. As a preloader, I am one of these workers.
Since then, practice pickets have grown and grown, reaching every corner of the country. Last week, 160,000 SAG-AFTRA workers went on strike, just weeks after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) began striking. If you add the UPS Teamsters, in 11 days, half a million workers will be on strike in the United States. The unity among sectors can already be seen at each other’s picket lines. Like in 1997, UPS pilots who are represented by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) won’t fly if Teamsters go on strike.
The momentum is growing.
In a recent update, the Teamsters union announced that negotiations will resume next week to continue with the economic issues. So far, many gains have been obtained thanks to the credible strike threat and the involvement of the rank and file. As the possibility of a tentative agreement (TA) appears again on the horizon, there is also a chance that the strike date will be postponed. In a previous update, Sean O’Brien stated that if the company presents an acceptable proposal — even at the last minute...
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