The UPS Agreement in its 'Concrete Context and Outcomes'
In an earlier discussion of the recent Teamster-UPS Agreement, I decried the generally uncritical cheerleading of the agreement and cited Barry Eidlin as
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In an earlier discussion of the recent Teamster-UPS Agreement, I decried the generally uncritical cheerleading of the agreement and cited Barry Eidlin as
“The crisis in the labor movement is not primarily about union density but about the nature of unions today.”
Members of the Teamsters just voted to ratify a new contract at UPS. The union made big gains – but in opting not to strike over demands beyond wages, the Teamsters may have passed up a transformative opportunity for the labor movement.
Worker organizing at UPS reaped significant concessions from the company. Now, they'll need to decide whether or not to ratify the contract.
Lobby argues Ottawa must take steps to ensure such a disruption never happens again