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Led by [[Ron Carey]], the August 4 1997 [[United Parcel Service]] strike involved over 185,000 [[teamsters]].<ref>Greenhouse, Steven. "Yearlong Effort Key to Success For Teamsters." New York Times. August 25, 1997.</ref> The strike effectively shut down [[UPS]] operations for 16 days<ref>"It's official: Teamsters end UPS strike". CNN. August 20, 1997. Retrieved 2013-12-04</ref> and cost UPS hundreds of millions of dollars. <ref>Greenhouse, Steven. "Teamsters and U.P.S. Agree on a 5-Year Contract." New York Times. August 19, 1997.</ref> The strike was a victory for the workers, resulting in a new contract that increased their wages, secured their benefits and gave increased job security.<ref>http://isreview.org/issues/55/bigbrown.shtml</ref>
Led by [[Ron Carey]], the August 4 1997 [[United Parcel Service]] strike involved over 185,000 [[teamsters]].<ref>Greenhouse, Steven. "Yearlong Effort Key to Success For Teamsters." New York Times. August 25, 1997.</ref> The strike effectively shut down [[UPS]] operations for 16 days<ref>"It's official: Teamsters end UPS strike". CNN. August 20, 1997. Retrieved 2013-12-04</ref> and cost UPS hundreds of millions of dollars. <ref>Greenhouse, Steven. "Teamsters and U.P.S. Agree on a 5-Year Contract." New York Times. August 19, 1997.</ref> The strike was a victory for the workers, resulting in a new contract that increased their wages, secured their benefits and gave increased job security.<ref>http://isreview.org/issues/55/bigbrown.shtml</ref>


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Overview

Led by Ron Carey, the August 4 1997 United Parcel Service strike involved over 185,000 teamsters.[1] The strike effectively shut down UPS operations for 16 days[2] and cost UPS hundreds of millions of dollars. [3] The strike was a victory for the workers, resulting in a new contract that increased their wages, secured their benefits and gave increased job security.[4]

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History

Causes

The Strike

Outcome

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  1. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Yearlong Effort Key to Success For Teamsters." New York Times. August 25, 1997.
  2. ^ "It's official: Teamsters end UPS strike". CNN. August 20, 1997. Retrieved 2013-12-04
  3. ^ Greenhouse, Steven. "Teamsters and U.P.S. Agree on a 5-Year Contract." New York Times. August 19, 1997.
  4. ^ http://isreview.org/issues/55/bigbrown.shtml