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Sep 6, 2008 · Union to strike Boeing; most disruptive U.S. strike in years - Sep. 6, 2008. Special Report Issue #1: America's Money. Union strikes Boeing. Walkout by 27,000 assembly line workers shuts...
of a possible strike, which might result in the diversion of business to competitors. Neither side wanted a repeat of the 2-week strike that hobbled UPS during the last round of negotiations in 1997. Negotiators for UPS and the Teamsters’ National UPS Negotiating Committee met on January 30 to exchange initial proposals on noneconomic issues.
Sep 7, 2008 · Sept. 6, 2008. The Boeing Company, whose order books are bulging with demand for its planes, was hit by its second major strike in three years early Saturday, when the union that represents...
Aug 11, 2023 · On July 25, the Teamsters union reached a tentative contract agreement with UPS, securing wage increases for the 340,000 workers it represents and narrowly averting a nationwide strike after...
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A strike by about 27,000 machinists at Boeing over outsourcing, job security, pay, and benefits began September 7, 2008. [1] [2] [3] The union, International Association of Machinists, and Boeing appeared unwilling to compromise to settle the strike.
Aug 3, 2023 · The 1997 UPS strike was the third-largest in the last 30 years — and still around half the size of the UPS strike averted in July 2023.
Nov 22, 2012 · Timothy J. Minchin. In the summer of 1997, organized labor won a major strike against United Parcel Service. Staying out for just over two weeks, more than 185,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) crippled UPS's operations, securing pay increases and more full-time positions as a result.
