A Power Restrained: Lessons From the Front Lines of the UPS Contract Struggle

While this contract has some important gains, a strike could have won much more, particularly for part timers.

10 Reasons UPS Workers Are Voting “No” on the Tentative Agreement

Not all UPS workers are happy with the tentative agreement. Here’s how the proposed contract falls short of what workers deserve and have the power to win.

Vote No is Growing Among the UPS Rank and File: We Must Support Them

The tentative agreement between UPS and the Teamsters has major gains, it also has major shortcomings. It is up to UPS workers — not union leaders, Democratic Party politicians, or the media — to decide whether they accept the proposed contract, or again raise the prospect of a historic strike.

“There is Momentum to Fight for More”: UPS Worker Breaks Down Limits and Gains of Tentative Agreement

In what is being called a “historic” contract, UPS and Teamsters announced that they have reached a tentative agreement. Now it is up to workers to read, discuss, and vote on the proposed contract, which contains many gains but is missing some key demands.

“Record Wages Should Be Received if Record Profits Are Being Generated”: UPS Part Timers Fight for a $25 Starting Wage

As we approach the UPS contract expiration, we spoke with Jess Leigh, a part-time worker from Georgia, who is organizing the fight for a $25 minimum starting wage, among other demands.

Entertainment Industry Strikes Show the Power and Potential of Worker Solidarity

Over 170,000 Hollywood workers organized across two different unions are on strike. This strike offers key lessons for the labor movement about how to form a winning strategy.

We Have a Historic Opportunity to Fight for $25 for UPS Warehouse Workers

UPS part timers were called essential during the pandemic and now we are national news. It is time to fight for a $25 hourly wage.

As Negotiations Collapse, Historic UPS Strike Looms Large

Negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters came to a halt after the company failed to meet the union’s economic demands, primarily around part timers’ wages. After decades of defeats, a militant strike could revitalize the labor movement.

“They’re Going to See Who Made Them 100 Billion Dollars Last Year”: Interview with UPS Teamster Dan Arlin

In one month, 340,000 UPS Teamsters could strike if a contract agreement is not reached between the union and the company. Dan Arlin, a UPS worker and union activist, discusses the importance of this moment for the Teamsters and the labor movement writ large.