Strike Ready?
Perspectives on the U.S. Left, the Teamsters, and UPS
by Joe AllenTempest member Joe Allen explores the role of the Left in preparing for the potential Teamsters strike this summer.
UPS part-time wage cuts
A reader response to Joe Allen
by Dom BelcastroIn this response to Joe Allen’s article On the Brink? The Teamsters and UPS, Dom Belcastro details part-time wage cuts.
On The Brink?: The Teamsters and UPS
An update
by Joe AllenJoe Allen discusses whether UPS Teamsters will strike this summer.
Building Teamster Power?
Joint Council 25 in Chicago is stuck in the past
by Joe AllenThe Teamsters say they are going in a new progressive direction in the U.S. labor movement, yet, Joe Allen explains, there is little evidence of that in the role they are playing in Chicago’s current municipal elections.
Victory in Ohio?
The Teamsters’ midterm election mess
by Joe AllenJoe Allen analyzes the Ohio Teamsters’ electoral strategy in Ohio and its endorsement of the right-wing Republican, incumbent Governor, Mike DeWine.
Will there be a national strike at UPS?
The status quo is untenable for rank-and-file Teamsters
by Joe AllenJoe Allen examines lessons from the 1997 UPS strike and considers the potential for a national strike against the company in 2023.
Solidarity with fired UPS Teamster
Reports from the front
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel interviews UPS Teamster and socialist Ben Douglass about their firing and the campaign for reinstatement.
Lessons from IBT Local 1150
Rocco Calo, Sikorsky, and Teamster strategies for the upcoming fights
by Jay PoppaJay Poppa reviews the history of Rocco Calo—a newly promoted member of the Sean O’Brien leadership team—while running Teamster Local 1150, and looks for lessons for the future.
Dropping like flies
How will UPS workers survive another summer without a/c?
by Joe AllenJoe Allen shares stories of UPS drivers endangered by the lack of air conditioning in delivery vehicles and the company’s failure to respond.
What we learned from the Teamster election
A state of the union of North America’s logistics union
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger analyzes the results from the recent International Brotherhood of Teamster elections, in light of both past elections and significant membership information recently reported by the union, and finds a new leadership facing big tasks and challenges.