1997 United Parcel Service strike
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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]
Causes
In the 1970's, UPS began a process of replacing many full time workers with part time employees.
In the 1980's, the wages of these part time workers was cut to just $8 per hour. At this time, almost two in three workers were classified as part time, and receiving part time compensation and benefits, despite technically working full time hours. Most of these workers were sorting and loading packages in warehouses