Black Rose / Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation.
The contract for some 340,000 UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), is set to expire at midnight on July 31st. In preparation for a possible walkout, Teamsters across the country began casting strike ballots earlier this week.
A strike by UPS Teamsters would be the largest labor action at a single firm in the history of the U.S.
To better understand of how Teamsters are thinking about and preparing for a possible strike, we spoke with ‘Big Will’ Pina, a 30 year veteran of the UPS Teamster rank-and-file.
Black Rose / Rosa Negra (BRRN): Would you describe who you are, where you are based, how long you have been working at UPS, and what kind of work you do there?
Will: My name is Will Pina, a 51 year old out of southeast Los Angeles. I have been working for UPS for 30 years come August. I am a full time package car driver. Worked my way up through the part time ranks.
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