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In 1997, the 15-day strike cost 15k UPS jobs. For the drivers, that is a lot to lose.
by sparrish 8y ago
In 1997, the 15-day strike cost 15k UPS jobs.
For the drivers, that is a lot to lose.
- kevinh 8y agoThe stakes are what give both the union and the business leverage in the negotiations.
- spectra72 8y agoI was working for UPS during that strike. We didn't lose a lot of drivers from what I recall because they had relatively nice hourly wages to come back to and could weather the storm a bit. We lost almost the entire load/unload staff though. The grunts in the truck at 12am unloading semi-truck after semi-truck worth of boxes. They were only getting ~$8/hr and couldn't afford to be out for 2 weeks. Out of 12 guys on the team I supervised I think 2 came back.