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Teamsters
July 27, 2023
Timothy Noah
Labor Made Peace With UPS, but What About UPS’s Chief Competitor?
FedEx Ground is nonunion, and its drivers aren’t even employees. They’re “independent contractors,” and therein lies a racket.
July 25, 2023
Tori Otten
UPS and Teamsters Reach “Most Historic” Labor Deal Ever, Likely Averting Strike
“I have never seen a national contract that levels the playing field for workers so dramatically as this one.”
June 16, 2023
Kate Aronoff
The Teamsters’ Strike Has Already Claimed a Climate Win
Delivery drivers, who have reported temperatures upward of 140 degrees in their trucks, won a suite of protections ahead of strike vote.
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