JustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoUPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strikeapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down13cross-posted to: unions@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.socialnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkUPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers potentially dodging calamitous strikeapnews.comJustAManOnAToilet@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: unions@lemmy.mlpolitics@lemmy.worldnews@kbin.socialnews@beehaw.org
minus-squarereally@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoThis is pretty incredible news. Far as I can recall this is the first significant Union gain in a while. Which makes me wonder which way will go from here. A) Amazon drivers will get similar benefits? B) UPS will never again put themselves in the position where they fall behind Amazon competitively.
minus-squareanomaly13@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoFor A) to happen, we need to unionize Amazon. That’s gonna be a tall order, but it’s one we need to tackle head on.
minus-squareTransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOBrian is coming for Amazon and Fed Ex next. If anyone can do it, he can.
This is pretty incredible news.
Far as I can recall this is the first significant Union gain in a while.
Which makes me wonder which way will go from here.
A) Amazon drivers will get similar benefits? B) UPS will never again put themselves in the position where they fall behind Amazon competitively.
For A) to happen, we need to unionize Amazon. That’s gonna be a tall order, but it’s one we need to tackle head on.
OBrian is coming for Amazon and Fed Ex next. If anyone can do it, he can.