Last week, talks between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS broke down twice—once as June drew to an end and the Teamsters walked from the table demanding that UPS present their “last, best, and final offer,” and again on July 5 with both parties pushing the blame.
Contracts for the 330,000-plus UPS delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers expire at the end of the month, and the Teamsters are applying pressure on UPS—and Amazon. Workers contracted to delivery goods for Amazon began picketing two weeks ago and have, in the past week coinciding with UPS negotiations breaking down, brought these protests onto the East Coast to increase their visibility….