Today in Labor History August 23, 1970: The Salad Bowl strike began. Led by Cesar Chavez and the UFW, it was the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history. The strike was not only a battle between farm workers and the large, corporate growers. In late September 1970, the UFW launched a consumer boycott of all lettuce which had not been picked by members of the United Farm Workers. Violence was widespread. In November, someone bombed a UFW regional office. In December, federal marshals arrested and jailed Chavez. Two days later, former Olympic gold medal decathlete Rafer Johnson and Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert Kennedy visited him in jail. However, an anti-union mob attacked Kennedy and Johnson on the steps of the jail. Only the intervention of Salinas city cops and the Brown Berets prevent injury to the visitors and full-scale riot.
The turf war between the Teamsters and the UFW continued after the strike and grew increasingly violent. A UFW picketer was shot on August 3. And on August 9, five firebombs were thrown at UFW picket lines. Another two UFW members were shot on August 11, and a UFW picketer was shot to death on August 16, 1973. Chávez ultimately entered into talks with the Teamsters. On September 27, 1973, the Teamsters agreed to leave jurisdiction over farm field workers to the UFW.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #UnitedFarmWorkers #ufw #union #strike #CesarChavez #teamsters #immigrants #chicano #boycott #bomb #jail #BrownBerets

TEAMSTERS RATIFY HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT

Today, #Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of @UPS: https://teamster.org/2023/08/teamsters-ratify-historic-ups-contract/
#HotLaborSummer #1u ✊✊✊

Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More | Portside

>“Everybody’s jaw dropped” when they heard that night shift workers at the Philly #UPS air hub will get an immediate raise to $24.75, Blundell said. “We top out around $20.90 after three years, so UPS is now starting well above that—with raises for the rest of the contract.”
https://portside.org/2023-08-17/wage-gains-ups-have-amazon-workers-demanding-more #Amazon #Teamsters #Unions #Labour #Labor #solidarity #unionstrong #Union

Congratulations to the #workers at gaming/computer hardware manufacturer Corsair who are #unionizing with the #Teamsters

#union #unionize

https://twitter.com/UnionElections/status/1692528685524365587

Today in Labor History August 16, 1973: A 60-year-old United Farm Workers (UFW) member, Juan de la Cruz, was shot by a strike breaker during the UFW's a second grape boycott, in opposition to the Teamster’s sweetheart deals with the California growers. He died the next day. Another UFW striker, Nagi Daifallah, was killed two days before.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #strike #union #ufw #murder #scab #teamsters #boycott

"In one of the tightest labor markets in decades, the strategy #UPS is using to attract workers: boost starting wages for part-timers & improve working conditions, like A/C in new vehicles, aka 'agreement w/ the union.'

Online #jobs board Indeed saw a 50%+ increase in searches for “UPS” the week after the #Teamsters announced its deal w/ the carrier. Even UPS agreed: “We have seen strong interest in jobs as a result of media coverage of the tentative agreement,” -Jim Mayer/UPS

UPS lowers 2023 revenue expectations, citing tentative labor deal with 340,000 unionized workers - ABC News

>Revenue declined at UPS in the second quarter and the package delivery company lowered its full-year revenue expectations by $4 billion, primarily due to a tentative labor contract reached late last month with its 340,000 unionized workers
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ups-lowers-2023-revenue-expectations-citing-tentative-labor-102095286 #Teamsters #union #labor #solidarity #unionstrong #unions #labour #strike #UPS

Sieg auf ganzer Linie: 340 000 (!) organisierte Arbeiter:innen drohten #UPS mit einem Streik – und erkämpften so Zugeständnisse im Wert von 30 Milliarden US-Dollar.

#USA #Arbeitskampf #Teamsters #Streik #Gewerkschaften

https://www.woz.ch/2331/arbeitskampf-in-den-usa/die-neue-macht-ausgespielt/!F9PPQR39V3XT

"UPS workers from around the country have been writing in to the World Socialist Web Site to express their opposition to the new five-year tentative agreement proposed by the Teamsters. While the union and the corporate press are hailing the deal as “historic,” it contains substandard pay and benefits. The deal was announced only days before an August 1 strike deadline, blocking a struggle by 340,000 workers."

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/08/01/ups1-a01.html

#WSWS #UPS #Teamsters #Unions #USPOL #WorkingClass

UPS Teamsters Will Vote on a Tentative Agreement That Ends Tiers and Raises Part-Timer Pay

>It’s clear that their strike threat paid off in a big way — to the tune of $30 billion, the #union’s calculation of how much more #UPS is spending on this contract than the last one.

>“This contract is going to show the Amazons and the Walmarts and the Targets that the #Teamsters are here, https://jacobin.com/2023/07/ups-teamsters-tentative-agreement-working-conditions-pay/ #strike #labor #unions #labour #solidarity #unionstrong

Of course #Biden pressured the #Teamsters to settle. Liberals are not the pro-labor party they like to brag they are.

This can only go on for so long. And the more it delays, the bigger it will be when the time comes. They're playing with fire.

Hopefully the rank and file UPS workers recognize the raw deal and vote against this.

UPS reaches tentative deal with Teamsters union, potentially dodging calamitous strike | AP News

>The agreement was announced Tuesday, the first day that UPS and the #Teamsters returned to the table after contentious negotiations broke down earlier this month.
https://apnews.com/article/ups-teamsters-strike-labor-logistics-delivery-a94482dbff7bfb67ad82f607ab127672 #union #labor #strike #UPS #labour #solidarity #unionstrong #unions #US

#UPS #strike averted?? Live #discussion with #Teamsters

https://www.youtube.com/live/UqBjrNQQGKE?feature=share

There’s positioning and framing, and then there’s POSITIONING and FRAMING.

“UPS has put $30 billion in new money on the table … We’ve changed the game, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn’t require a single concession. This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers.”

#UPS #negotiations #Teamsters #strike #rhetoric

https://teamster.org/2023/07/weve-changed-the-game-teamsters-win-historic-ups-contract/

@riotmuffin

Teamsters for a Democratic Union #TDU backed the current leadership slate that won the most recent elections.

Takeaway is both that #Teamsters #union is more democratic and #TDU is more establishment than a few years ago!

Which does not detract from your point that a union is its members and to look to worker-led groups for insight and to the membership vote for the union's voice.

https://ni.hil.ist/@riotmuffin/110775866060057694

#UPS caved on the strike!

- Full time UPS drivers are about to get $49/hr

- Existing part-time workers will receive a 48 percent average total wage increase over the next five years.

- Everyone is on the same seniority scale now, no more two-tier wage system

-"Overall, more than 60 total changes and improvements to the National Master Agreement — more than any other time in #Teamsters history — and zero concessions from the rank-and-file."

https://teamster.org/2023/07/weve-changed-the-game-teamsters-win-historic-ups-contract/

“WE’VE CHANGED THE GAME”: TEAMSTERS WIN HISTORIC UPS CONTRACT
#News #USA #ups #Breaking #BreakingNews #AureFreePress #Teamsters

https://teamster.org/2023/07/weve-changed-the-game-teamsters-win-historic-ups-contract/

Looks like #Teamsters have got most of what they wanted in their #UPS contract

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/25/business/ups-teamsters-deal-strike/index.html

Teamsters Launch Massive Effort to Unionize Amazon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1BQb1aNCdc&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion

Amazon Teamsters’ picket line is spreading nationwide. Workers across the country are standing up to Amazon after the company fired 84 drivers for unionizing with the Teamsters.

#amazon #retaliation #fired #teamsters #strike #nationwide

Probably worth stocking up on anything deathly important and also maybe sending some angry notes to UPS management about how fucked you’re gonna be and how personally responsible you’ll hold them for that if they don’t get conditions for the workers straightened out asap

#ups #strike #teamsters