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Jun 16, 2023 · UPS workers last went on strike in 1997 in a 15-day walkout that crippled the company and ended in a win for the union. UPS' workforce today is almost twice the size it was then. About 1 in 4 ...
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Jun 16, 2023 · The last time the UPS Teamsters had a strike was in 1997. The 15-day strike by 185,000 workers “largely crippled the world's largest package delivery company,” according to a New York Times ...
Aug 20, 1997 · August 19, 1997 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Thousands of United Parcel Service workers prepared to don their familiar brown uniforms and return to their jobs today after the Teamsters union took the first ...
Teamsters, UPS recess talks without agreement - August 1, 1997 No deal yet, but UPS employees report for work - August 1, 1997 With no progress in talks, UPS customers brace for strike - July 31, 1997
Jul 14, 2023 · A 15-day UPS strike in 1997 disrupted the supply of goods, cost the world's biggest parcel delivery firm $850 million and sent some customers to rivals like FedEx New Tab , opens new tab .
Jul 19, 2023 · We have some insight since there was a strike in 1997 that lasted 15 days. Right now, UPS and the union are divided over wages, benefits and compensation for workers.
Abstract. At a time when the American labor movement is struggling to re verse its decline in membership and strength, the Teamsters' nine-month contract campaign at United Parcel Service in 1997 demonstrated that labor can rebuild its power by involving its members, reaching out for public support, and challenging corporate power on behalf of ...
