The president of the Teamsters said Sunday that he asked the White House on several occasions not to engage in his ongoing negations with UPS as a strike looms near.
O'Brien's call for Biden to refrain from involvement in negotiations comes less than one year after Biden used executive authority to leverage an agreement between union workers and railroad companies amid threats of a strike.in early July with UPS, but negotiations broke down days later over demands to increase salaries for part-time workers.
UPS said it will begin to train nonunion members in preparation of a potential strike from the Teamsters. The company delivers 24.3 million packages per day — a pace it is unlikely to maintain if workers strike. UPS said it will begin to train nonunion members in preparation of a potential strike from the Teamsters.
Biden, who has claimed to be the most pro-union president, is a longtime ally of the Teamsters. However, a strike could pose challenges to his administration as it touts the benefits of "Bidenomics" during his re-election campaign. The last strike at UPS from the Teamsters was in 1997. A complete strike from the members this year would mark the largest in U.S. history as demands for online shopping continues to grow.
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