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UPS
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“We have local vendors that we can get
supplies from, and a lot of those vendors have
made alternative plans for how they’re going
to be shipping, too,” she said. “It may [have
an impact] if it lasts for some time.”
Postal Plus owner Richard Baur said the
strike could be detrimental to his business.
His company is an authorized shipping
outlet for UPS, providing customers with
UPS services, in addition to Federal Ex
press shipments.
“When [the strike] was first advertised, peo
ple were very concerned, and the number of
packages dropped off dramatically,” he said.
“People are continuing to ship packages, just
using an alternative method.”
A few UPS trucks are still delivering high-
priority packages to businesses, Baur said.
“UPS has used management people to
maintain a level of service,” he said. “They
have made a concerted effort to deliver ma
terials to businesses.”
Although he is not worried about the im
mediate effects of the strike, Baur said he is
concerned about the future of his business.
“This could force us into a situation where
people decide not to use our services,” he said.
“We would be forced to lay off some part-time
employees, as opposed to full-time employees.
It could force the realignment of schedules if it
continues over a long term.”
Since most time-sensitive packages are di
rected to Federal Express, Baur said, the service
is scrambling to meet increased demand.
“FedEx is running an hour behind because
their system is geared to a certain number of
packages, and their move-rate has increased
significantly, putting stress on the infrastmc
hire,” he said.
Although the U.S. Postal Service has im
posed a four-package limit per customer, Ban
said Postal Service customers should havew
problem dealing with the strike.
“The general public’s needs are beingraei
very adequately right now by U.S. mail,” lit
said. “People have adjusted to it, knowingthai
they have a reduced number of options.’’
Stanislaw said the sudden dependent
on the UPS could create an influx of pad
ages handled by the University Mail Servict
“If people sending packages no longci
have the UPS option, we should see moitt
activity,” he said. “If the strike lasts more
than one week, we do expect our
mail service to see more mail volume than
previously.”
Clinton
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Similarly, FedEx, which nor
mally ships 2.8 million packages a
day, saw its volume approach last
Christmas’ record of 4 million and
had to push back dropoff times,
close offices early and suspend
money-back guarantees.
When Phyllis LeBlanc and her
employees from LeBlanc’s Har
bor Sweets carted 60 boxes of
perishable chocolates to a FedEx
office in Salem, Mass., they were
told they would be allowed to
ship just one box.
“If this were December 15, we’d
be screaming,” said LeBlanc,
whose company sells about $2.5
million in chocolates annually,
nearly all via UPS.
Lobster dealers held back on
their perishable shipments, fear
ing other carriers would be unable
to deliver on time.
“Everybody you talk to is not
shipping — you wouldn’t dare to,”
said Peter McAleney of New Mead
ows Lobster in Portland, Maine.
Teamsters President Ron
Carey, who walked out of the fed
erally mediated talks Sunday
night, said UPS forced the strike
by refusing to resolve such con
cerns as the large number —
about 60 percent — of unionized
jobs that are part time.
On PBS’ “NewsHpur With Jim
Lehrer” Monday night, Carey said
the strike had been “very effective.”
“It appears all over the country
that our members are supporting”
the walkout, he said.
UPS chief negotiator Dave
Murray challenged the Teamsters
leadership to let its members vote
on the company’s final offer, made
last week.
“We believe that we have made
the Teamsters a fine contract pro
posal that does award our people
quite generously,” said Murray,
United Parcel Service strike
Major union demands
UPS employees
Working
International
36,000
Non-striking
115,000
On strike
Teamsters'
185,000
U.S. employees
302,000
Pilots 2.000
■ Redefine “part-time" employees A
that work more than 40 hours as lull-time’
UPS part-time” employees:
• Earn a lower hourly wage
than “full-time" workers
• Receive smaller benefit
packages than lull-time" workers
• Work double and triple shifts that often
add up to more than a 40-hour week.
• Limits on subcontracting jobs
• UPS must remain in the Teamsters'mui-
employer pension and health funds.
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who also was interviewed on New-
sHour. "... We believe the Team
sters should let... (the workers) de
cide if it’s a good proposal or not.”
The Teamsters represent near
ly two-thirds of UPS’ 302,000 em
ployees in the United States.
The walkout is the first nation
wide strike in UPS’ 90-year histo
ry. There had been scattered walk
outs before, including a da)
action in 1994 that the comp®
estimated cost it $50 million.
Clinton said that while UPS is
very important to the country,he
won’t get involved. “I hope they'll
go back to the table,” thepresi
dent said, “but at this timeldoni
think any further action by meis
appropriate.”
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