Teamsters employed by UPS practiced holding rallies ahead of the strike that wasn’t. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes August 22, 2023 UPS and Teamsters agree on new contract, averting costly strike that could have delayed deliveries for consumers and retailers Jason Miller, Michigan State University The strike would have been the first for the parcel delivery giant since 1997.
Placards are part and parcel of a protest. AP Photo/Brittainy Newman July 20, 2023 UPS impasse with union could deliver a costly strike, disrupting brick-and-mortar businesses as well as e-commerce Jason Miller, Michigan State University Talks between the the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and company bosses have broken down. A supply chain expert explores what could happen next.
Jimmy Hoffa waves to delegates at the opening of the 1957 Teamsters Union convention in Miami Beach, Florida. AP Photo November 26, 2019 Jimmy Hoffa disappeared – and then his legacy took on a life of its own David Scott Witwer, Penn State Hoffa’s ghost continues to haunt the labor movement.