Jacobin Radio: Struggle at UPS
Teamsters from TDU discuss the historic contract fight.
July 19, 2023
1 hr 12 min
1,356 of 1,867
July 19, 2023
Jacobin Radio: Struggle at UPS
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<p><a href="https://barryeidlin.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Barry Eidlin</a> sits in for Suzi Weissman, talking to longtime UPS Teamsters <a href="https://www.tdu.org/isc_2022-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Carlos Silva, Carthy Boston and Greg Kerwood</a>, who are mobilizing around the UPS-Teamster contract fight. Talks broke down on July 5, and the UPS contract expires July 31. Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has vowed that UPS Teamsters will walk out on August 1st if there is no deal. This is one of the most important labor negotiations in U.S. history that could culminate in one of the largest strikes in U.S. history, with 340,000 UPS workers, members of the Teamsters Union. We'll get the background context of this historic contract fight, and the key role that rank-and-file Teamster reformers have played.</p><br /><p><em>Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman</em> features conversations with leading thinkers and activists, with a focus on labor, the economy, and protest movements.</p>
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