[Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer' ( www.commondreams.org )

The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly inadequate.

bumbly ,
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OK, but if they stop working for UPS, who will they work for? Is another company on the market looking for 340k workers?

Notyou ,
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That’s not how strikes work.

queermunist ,
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UPS is so fundamental to commerce in America that I suspect the Taft–Hartley Act might come into play. If I understand this bullshit correctly, the government can intervene directly in the strike - similar to the shit they pulled back in December with the railroad strike.

rockSlayer ,

UPS is a private company, they aren’t subject to the RLA and nothing in Taft-Hartley has anything to say about a single union going on strike.

USPS is the federal service operating like a business, and since they’re federal employees they aren’t supposed to go on strike, however that didn’t stop them in the 70s.

queermunist ,
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Taft-Hartley applies if the president determines that the strike would pose a significant economic impact. It’s actually pretty broad in that respect - been used against miners n shit. After the last betrayal I wouldn’t put it past this administration

TomJoad ,
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Hold strong and stay true to your principles…

They need us more than we need them.

“97% of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters voted to authorize the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history if there’s no acceptable contract deal in place by the end of July.”

TheBeege ,

Oh baby. I hope UPS hurts and capitulates in a spectacular fashion to set an example for others: treat your workers well, or hurt then treat your workers well.

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