Реферат: PostPatco Era Vs Ups And The Teamsters

just big corporations? (The Teamster, October 1997).

The outcome of the movement gave other laborers the will to fight with

management for their rights and define the effort as an American labor movement.

Witt and Wilson (1999, p.58) reported that, ?Twelve days into the two-week,

nationwide United Parcel Service strike in August 1997, fifty workers at the RDS

package delivery company in Cincinnati voted to join the Teamsters Union.? Witt

and Wilson also note that, ?In Washington State, 4,000 corrections officers who

had an ineffective, unaffiliated association voted to become Teamsters.? The

movement encouraged many others to either join the Teamsters or fight on behalf

of the workers at UPS. In 1997, Ron Carey emphasized that, ?All American

workers owe their thanks to the thousands of Teamsters, retirees, and family

members who made our UPS victory possible? (The Teamster, October 1997).

The issues at UPS were not different from the issues of other laborers like

the PATCO members. Since the UPS strike, other union affiliations have fought

for similar terms. In 1998 there was the UAW 651 810-742-864-2010 strike

against GM, Delphi E for health, safety and subcontracts; in 1999, the SEIU 535

strike against the American Red Cross for union busting; also in 1999, the

AFSCME 31 618-462-1896 strike against Beverly Farm for $5.35/hr pay rate

(LaborNet, 1999). The above strikes are a small sample of other union affiliations.

As a result, then, the Teamsters are not the only union representatives making a

difference when managers and politicians continue to ignore these crucial human

issues.

The victory of UPS increased the awareness of other laborers, but the effect

on union membership was surprising. In 1998, BLS (1999) reported that

union members in 1997 were at 14.1 percent and in 1998 decrease to 13.9%. Also

BLS (1999) reported that in 1983 union membership was at 20.1% decreasing an

average of 6.2% in a 15-year period in 1983. The statistics suggests that a decline,

but the causes of the decline are ill-defined at the present time.

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