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The United Parcel Service strike of 1997, led by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) President Ron Carey, started on August 4, 1997, and involved over 185,000 Teamsters (IBT members). The strike effectively shut down United Parcel Service (UPS) operations for 15 days and costs UPS hundreds of millions of dollars.
Apr 2, 2013 · It was the first and only nationwide strike in UPS history. It lasted for 15 days and stopped the delivery of 80% of their shipments. UPS lost $780 million and the effects left a lasting concern amongst shippers that it could happen again.
Aug 5, 1997 · With United Parcel Service hobbled by Teamsters picketers for a second day Tuesday, thousands of franchise owners at Mail Boxes Etc. were scrambling to deliver 70,000 packages.
Aug 15, 2017 · Twenty years ago this month, 185,000 Teamsters shut down UPS and won labor’s biggest victory in decades. The contract pitted a Fortune 500 company that was accelerating toward a low-wage, part-time future—against a grassroots campaign intent on applying the brakes.
Aug 9, 2017 · The Teamsters’ victory over United Parcel Service in August 1997 represents the biggest strike and the most important labor union victory in the United States in the last twenty-five years.
During the United Parcel Service strike of 1997, the company's only nationwide strike in its history, which lasted 16 days, Teamster President Ron Carey negotiated a new contract for workers.
Jun 7, 2018 · The walkout on Aug. 4 1997 led to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for UPS. It was, at the time, one of the biggest nationwide strikes the country had ever seen.
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