Expecting a package? American shipping giant could grind to a halt in just days
340,000
drivers on verge of strike
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July 2, 2023 at 3:12pm
https://www.wnd.com/2023/07/expecting-package-american-shipping-giant-grind-halt-days/
Labor
union giant the International Brotherhood of Teamsters warns that if a
deal is not reached in negotiations with the United
Parcel Service soon, 340,000 drivers could strike.
The
Teamsters, a labor union that boasts 1.2 million members and traditionally covers
drivers, has been in talks with UPS in order to reach a deal on a new contract
before the current contract expires on July 31, according to a press release
from the Teamsters. The union
demanded to UPS in a press conference Saturday
that a deal must be reached soon, hinting that a strike could occur as soon as
July 5 if demands for better
pay, more full-time jobs and more safety considerations are not met, which
would be the largest strike since the 1959 steelworkers strike, according
to CBS News.
“Both
sides have made commitments to get a historic deal done no later than July 5.
If UPS fails on this pledge, they know what’s waiting for them. UPS will put
itself on strike and force the supply chain in this country to come crashing
down,” General President Sean O’Brien said in a press conference on Saturday.
UPS
has maintained that it is in full cooperation and is working tirelessly to
reach a deal with the Teamsters. “Last week, we provided our initial economic
proposal. This week we followed with a significantly amended proposal to
address key demands from the Teamsters,” UPS said in statements to the Daily
Caller News Foundation. “Reaching consensus requires time and serious, detailed
discussion, but it also requires give-and-take from both sides. We’re working
around the clock to reach an agreement that strengthens our industry-leading
pay and benefits ahead of the current contract’s expiration on August 1. We
remain at the table ready to negotiate.”
The
shipping company as of Q1 2023 controls 52.73% of the market share within the
U.S. transport and logistics industry, with its closest competitor, FedEx,
having 46.11%, according to CSI Market.
UPS’
only other nationwide strike was in 1997, when 187,000 UPS workers went on
strike, lasting 15 days and costing the company $780 million, according to
trade publication Parcel.
The
Teamsters have made their threats of strike very clear, giving an ultimatum
on Tuesday after the
union accused UPS of coming to negotiations “without a revised or respectful
economic proposal in-hand.” The union told UPS that “you have one week” to
bring a better deal.
“This
is why there’s new leadership at the Teamsters. UPS isn’t working with the
union’s prior administration, dragging out the bargaining process and
submitting to extensions until finally agreeing to a watered-down deal months
after the expiration of the contract,” said Teamsters General
Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman in the press release. “This is what hard
bargaining looks like. This is labor’s leverage, and the Teamsters are not
afraid to use it.”
The
threats of strike come as the Biden administration has been emphasizing its
support for unions. President Joe Biden pledged to “be the
most pro-union president you’ve ever seen” the night before the 2020 election
and has taken pro-union actions like an April 2021 executive order to
investigate how to increase union membership.
The
Teamsters did not respond to a request to comment by the DCNF.
This
story originally was published by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Connecting
the Dots:
Candace Kendle is
a director at the United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and a director
at the H.J. Heinz Co.
H. John Heinz III was
the heir to the H.J. Heinz Co. and married to Teresa Heinz
Kerry.
Teresa Heinz
Kerry was married to H. John Heinz III, is married to John
F. Kerry and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for
the Brookings Institution (think tank) the Roosevelt Institute
(think tank) and the Harlem Children's Zone.
George Soros was the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor at
the Harlem Children's Zone, is Jonathan Soros’s father and Daisy
M. Soros brother-in-law.
Jonathan Soros is George
Soros’s son and a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute
(think tank).
James P. Hoffa is
a director at the Roosevelt Institute (think tank) and the
president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor at the Harlem Children's Zone, is
the founder of Bloomberg LP and a friend of Barbara Walters.
David Rhodes was
the head of US television for Bloomberg LP and is the president of
the CBS News.
Barbara Walters
was a writer for the CBS News, is a friend of Michael R.
Bloomberg and a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer
Research Foundation.
Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s
council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George
Soros’s sister-in-law.
Resources:
Past Research
Look
which companies dumping Boy Scouts (Past Research
on the United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS))
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/02/look-which-companies-dumping-boy-scouts.html
PRESIDENT
BIDEN DELIVERS REMARKS ON EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY CHAIN
BOTTLENE (Past Research on the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters)
WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 13, 2021
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/10/president-biden-delivers-remarks-on.html
CBS
News: 2nd Amendment Still Unclear, Perhaps Scalia’s Replacement Will Help (Past Research on the CBS News)
SUNDAY,
MARCH 13, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/03/cbs-news-2nd-amendment-still-unclear.html
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