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Ups Essay, Research Paper

At 12:01 a.m. August 04,1997, 185,000 members of the International Brotherhood of

Teamsters, one of the largest and historically most powerful unions in the U.S., struck

against the United Parcel Service, the company which ships 80 percent of all packages in

the country. It was the first nationwide strike in the 90-year history of UPS, and involves

more workers than any strike in this decade. “It’s Our Contract, We’ll Fight for It” said

Teamster signs. It’s more than just a contract dispute, and what’s needed is a fight to win

this key labor battle. “We’re striking for every worker in America,” said a picketing UPS

driver in Atlanta. He’s right, and then some. All working people, minorities, immigrants

and every other oppressed sector in this country have a stake in this struggle. We must

prepare now to come out and defend the UPS strikers against the blows that the bosses

and their government are already preparing.

A 21-year UPS driver picketing outside the UPS Metro facility at 43rd Street in

Manhattan told The Internationalist: “this is a standoff between labor and

management–here it’s UPS, but it’s almost everywhere. The management at UPS looks at

us with contempt.” Deep-seated resentment against the highhanded UPS bosses and the

sheer power of the unionized work force make this a chance to turn the tide of the more

than two decades of defeats that the unions have suffered.

UPS was founded in 1907 by a 19-year-old Seattle teenager who employed a team

of boys to deliver luggage, parcels, and store purchases, UPS matched company growth

with innovation. The company pioneered the idea of “consolidated delivery,” which

streamlines performance by combining packages addressed to the same neighborhoods.

UPS introduced its service to the general public after World War II, and had its national

network in place by 1975. Its international network was set up soon after. In 1988, UPS

received approval to operate as an independent airline, and it is currently the nation’s

ninth-largest, even offering weekend charter flights.

Package delivery for retail stores became the company’s focus, and in 1913 Jim

merged with a competitor, Evert (”Mac”) McCabe, and the American Messenger

Company changed its name to Merchants Parcel Delivery. Charles W. (”Charlie”)

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