The players United Parcel Service – In 1996, UPS reported sales of $22.4 billion with 185,000 Teamsters employed and 75,000 management and non-union employees. The Teamsters is part of the AFL-CIO, a federation made up of 78 national and international unions with 13 million members. The Teamsters has 1.4 million members and more than 400,000 retirees in the United States and Canada.   The Strike The UPS strike in 1997 was not about part time jobs or pensions. What it … Continue reading →