UPS

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.
Luigi Morris
August 27, 202310 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.
Ben Douglass
August 11, 2023UPS Teamsters, We Can Fight for More: Vote No on the Tentative Agreement
The tentative agreement between Teamsters and UPS is not enough. As UPS workers, we urge UPS Teamsters to reject it and use the momentum we've built to fight for more
Luigi Morris
August 1, 2023Vote 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.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 28, 2023“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.
Luigi Morris
July 27, 2023“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.
Luigi Morris
July 25, 2023We 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.
Luigi Morris
July 20, 2023#AllThatsLeftPod: The UPS Contract Fight Heats Up — Interview with a Teamster
In this episode of the podcast, we check in on the impending UPS strike with Teamster member and Local 623 Principal Officer Richard Hooker.
Left Voice
July 11, 2023As 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.
Luigi Morris
July 9, 2023“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.
Luigi Morris
July 3, 2023