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In early August of 1997 the United Parcel Service (UPS) had a predicament on its hands, a teamsters strike. UPS, the world’s largest package distribution company was coming off a year [1996] in which they reported sales of $22. ... UPS Employed 75,000 management and non-union employees compared with 185,000 teamsters who are part of the AFL-CIO that were going on strike. ...
Tensions between union supporters and management began mounting in the years preceding the strike. In April of 1994, the International Union led a three-week strike against major tracking companies in the freight hauling industry in attempts to stop management from creating $9 per hour part-time positions. ... Later, in 1995, teamsters mounted an unprecedented national union campaign in attempts to defeat the labor-management “cooperation” scheme that UPS management tried to establish in order to weaken the union before contract talks (Witt, Wilson). This strike was distinguished from other strikes of recent years in that it was an offensive strike, not a defensive one. ...
The Teamsters campaign at UPS was unique in that there were many special circumstances surrounding it. UPS controlled 80% of the ground package delivery business, which ensured them that a strike would have a significant impact on the economy and pressure the company to settle. ... Also, UPS delivers to every address in the U. ...
This strike was a battle over several issues. One factor that escalated the strike intensity was the pensions’ battle. ... The Teamsters were reluctant to allow UPS to withdraw from the multi-employer teamsters-controlled pensions plans. UPS proposed a plan that would increase the monthly pension benefits for full and part-time employees an average of 50 percent.
Approximate Word count = 1331
Approximate Pages = 5.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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