The last time UPS workers went on strike in 1997, FedEx and the postal service scrambled to pick up the slack as the nation's largest package delivery company slowed to a near standstill.

The surge of e-commerce makes a looming strike by UPS workers even more problematic than it would have been in years past. Michael Allmond remembers the last time UPS workers went on strike, in ...

The strike can be avoided if UPS and the Teamsters agree to a new contract before the July 31 deadline. There’s also a possibility of government intervention.

If 340,000 UPS drivers go on strike, it would be the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history, possibly disrupting the U.S. economy. $3,500 iPhone possible?

The strike can be avoided if UPS and the Teamsters agree to a new contract before the July 31 deadline. There’s also a possibility of government intervention.

In 2021, UPS had 37% of the parcel delivery market by revenue, followed by FedEx at 33%, the U.S. Postal Service at 17% and Amazon Logistics at 12%, according to data from the Pitney Bowes Parcel ...

UPS says that by the end of the new contract, the average UPS full-time driver will make about $170,000 annually in pay and benefits. It’s not clear how much of that figure benefits account for.

After two months of negotiations with UPS, the Teamsters, who represent rank-and-file employees, say a nationwide strike is "imminent." The union walked away from the bargaining table Wednesday ...

But the possibility of a strike is real—and it would have major repercussions for the workers, the company, and the economy writ large. “UPS is one of the largest players in the delivery business.

Some 185,000 UPS workers went on strike for 15 days in 1997, at the time the biggest U.S. strike in decades. The work stoppage dealt UPS a severe loss, an estimated $620 million.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Sean O'Brien, president of the Teamsters Union, about contract negotiations with UPS. The teamsters represent 340,000 of the company's workers. A strike is imminent.

NEW YORK (AP) — The clock is ticking. As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential UPS strike feels closer than ever. Negotiations broke down earlier this month and unionized ...