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The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly inadequate.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UPS is so fundamental to commerce in America that I suspect the Taft–Hartley Act might come into play. If I understand this bullshit correctly, the government can intervene directly in the strike - similar to the shit they pulled back in December with the railroad strike.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

UPS is a private company, they aren't subject to the RLA and nothing in Taft-Hartley has anything to say about a single union going on strike.

USPS is the federal service operating like a business, and since they're federal employees they aren't supposed to go on strike, however that didn't stop them in the 70s.

[–] TheBeege@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh baby. I hope UPS hurts and capitulates in a spectacular fashion to set an example for others: treat your workers well, or hurt then treat your workers well.

[–] bumbly@readit.buzz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OK, but if they stop working for UPS, who will they work for? Is another company on the market looking for 340k workers?

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

That's not how strikes work.