LaborUnionNews.com's News Digest for Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Top Stories: Finger pointing at UPS; L.A.'s hotel workers struck through the holiday weekend; Southwest Air may have a problem; Unions are 'showing up' for LGBTQ rights & more...
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Finger pointing as Teamsters-UPS talks break down.
Today is Wednesday, July 5th, the date Teamsters’ President Sean O’Brien announced over the weekend as the date United Parcel Service (UPS) had better give it’s 340,000-member unionized workforce a contract offer they would accept, or the union would likely strike at the end of the month.
Well, things are not looking good…at all. This morning, talks appear to have broken down and the two sides have accused each other of walking away from the bargaining table, reports Reuters.
UPS, issued a statement, urging the Teamsters to return to the bargaining table.
“Refusing to negotiate,” the company stated, “especially when the finish line is in sight, creates significant unease among employees and customers and threatens to disrupt the U.S. economy.”
The Teamsters stated in its own press release that “UPS refused to give the Teamsters a last, best, and final offer, telling the union the company had nothing more to give.”
At this point, unless the two sides can get together and come up with an agreement, a strike at the end of the month appears more and more likely.
Stay tuned.
In other news…
Hotel workers’ strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California
In Southern California, screenwriters are on strike. Actors have threatened to strike. And now hotel housekeepers, bellhops, servers, dishwashers, and front desk staff have joined the picket lines. Read more…
Southwest Airlines Moves Closer to a Major Problem
Southwest Airlines (LUV) - Get Free Report has not reached a contract agreement with several key unions, most notably its flight attendants and pilots. Both those groups have staged public actions designed to draw attention to their battle with their employer. Read more…
How the Labor Movement Is Showing Up for LGBTQ+ Rights
At any march for rights there’s no shortage of creative chants. This year in New York City at the annual Queer Liberation March, a new one debuted. Playing on the lyrics to RuPaul’s “Cover Girl,” queer rights activists chanted “Socialists, put that bass in your walk! Unionize, let the whole workplace drop!” Read more…