UPS is Louisville's largest employer. Teamsters are fed up with the company's mistreatment [View all]

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2023/07/24/teamsters-are-fed-up-with-ups-mistreatment-ready-to-strike-for-wages-better-union-contract/70452962007/



By Avral Thompson Opinion Contributor

The national collective bargaining agreement for 340,000 Teamsters who work at UPS expires one week from today. With the possibility of a strike looming, UPS’s corporate propaganda machine is desperately trying to convince the public that UPS is a caring and compassionate company. UPS’s management team would have you believe they treat employees with the utmost respect, and that the leadership of the Teamsters Union is simply being unreasonable in our contract demands.

Nothing could be further from the truth. UPS Teamsters are fed up with this company’s mistreatment, and they are driving a national fight to get the contract they deserve.

UPS is the largest employer in the city of Louisville, Kentucky. Almost everyone in the Louisville-metro area has either worked at UPS or knows someone who has. In that case, you’ve likely heard about the "Big Brown Lie": UPS claims to care about workers, but UPS Teamsters are just lines on a profit margin spreadsheet. UPS views hardworking Teamsters as fodder for the corporate machine, only designed to make executives and shareholders richer.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Teamsters were deemed essential to the economic survival of the U.S., especially our members at UPS. While many workplaces shut down and people quarantined at home, UPS Teamsters kept working, risking their safety and lives to make sure packages were delivered.

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