[Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer'
[Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer'
“This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American workers—they just don't want to," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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
OK, but if they stop working for UPS, who will they work for? Is another company on the market looking for 340k workers?
That's not how strikes work.