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The Center for American Progress reports
The Teamsters union represents the 280,000 UPS employees who voted overwhelmingly in favor of going on strike[paywall] if a deal is not reached before the current labor contract expires on August 1. More than 90 percent voted for a strike.
Issuing a strike authorization vote does not necessarily mean UPS workers will order a work stoppage, but it does give the union leverage over management to win their negotiations.
[...] Since UPS began offering regular Saturday delivery service just a year ago, [demands on its labor force] have increased. While the company hasn't announced plans for Sunday service, the union claims UPS has made several proposals to expand weekend deliveries.
[...] The shipments [which] UPS transports comprise an estimated 6 percent of the United States GDP. A labor strike among the company's workers would have a sizable effect on the economy and would be the largest U.S. labor strike in decades. Three bargaining sessions ago, in 1997, UPS workers went on strike for 16 days, and there were 180,000 Teamsters at UPS at that time. There hasn't been a bigger strike since.
Coverage by the World Socialist Web Site is skeptical about the union's efforts and what will be the outcome. Not surprisingly, that article closes with:
There is no progressive answer to the continual lowering of living standards outside of the transformation of industry, communications, and transportation monopolies into publicly owned utilities under the democratic control of the working class.
Also covered at Fortune in UPS Has 260,000 Union Workers and They've Just Authorized a Strike:
The labor talks are proceeding amid discussions on pay and work schedules, as UPS looks to increase warehouse automation to keep up with surging demand from e-commerce shipments. The union has proposed increasing the part-time starting wage as well as improving the overall pay structure, according to a statement on its website. It's also pushing the courier to increase contributions to health and welfare and pension funds.
A previous "big" thing (39,000 workers): Largest Labor Action in 5 Years Slated for Wednesday, April 13 Against Verizon
(Score: -1, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 08 2018, @04:52AM (11 children)
We must assume people are too stupid to look after themselves; we must protect people from themselves; basically, Tyranny is the solution.
Won't somebody think of the children?!
Employees of a violently imposed monopoly are about as worthy as one would expect.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 08 2018, @04:57AM (10 children)
What the fuck have all the 3 points above to do with the employees of a private company deciding to take a action towards negotiating their work conditions?
(Score: 4, Informative) by captain normal on Friday June 08 2018, @05:06AM (3 children)
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Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts"- --Daniel Patrick Moynihan--
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 08 2018, @05:13AM
It's just the same ancap AC troll who always starts their comment in the subject line and baits tons of people into replying. Usually, when you collapse the entire discussion, there are barely any comments remaining in the article.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday June 08 2018, @03:05PM
Wait - dissension? Weak-ass Americans can't create enough dissension, so the Russkies have to help out?
(Score: 0) by fakefuck39 on Saturday June 09 2018, @06:05AM
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