The package delivery service having a worek stopage could affect a whole LOT of America and other places ….
And the US Post Office and Amazon would NOT be able to handle things left hanging…
UPS CEO Carol Tomé sounded confident on this week’s fourth-quarter earnings call that a “win-win-win” agreement would be reached before the end of July….[Talks start April 1st….]
But Tomé’s optimism comes as the Teamsters union, which represents more than 340,000 UPS workers, amps up pressureon the delivery giant.
“There have been a lot of articles and headlines that might cause someone to question whether or not a win-win-win is achievable,” Tomé said Tuesday on the call, acknowledging talk of tougher negotiations.
The Teamsters publicly pledged to launch a strike if a satisfactory contract is not reached. “Whether there is a strike of UPS workers is up to UPS,” said Kara Deniz, a spokesperson for the Teamsters.
The talks start in April, with the current national contract set to expire on July 31. Negotiations for local contracts begin this month.
A strike could do substantial damage to UPS operations, and create problems for businesses and consumers alike. In the fourth quarter of 2022, UPS workers delivered a global average of 28 million packages per day, according to the company’s website….