UPS, one of the world's largest shipping and logistics companies, has decided to fire 250 workers who staged a 90-minute protest in February. The protest was organized after a long-time employee was fired over an hours dispute.
Twenty of the workers were notified of their dismissal on Monday. The remaining 230 were told they would be fired as soon as replacements are trained.
The workers, who are based in Queens, N.Y., walked off the job when Jairo Reyes, a 24-year company veteran and union activist, got in a dispute with the company over the number of hours senior staff could work, according to the New York Daily News.
was the real reason in that last paragraph? the guy was a union activist, as a disabled vet some of my meds come via UPS ans FEDEX I can't boycott because i have no control and being honest i need the meds. but if that is the reason then this just shines a light on the right wing leaning congress and scotus and their misleading references to "our freedoms", in reality there are very little of "our freedoms" and always has been.
remember throughout history any org or vehicle that supposedly falls under the 1st amendment have always for "we the people" been challenged and nullified by the powers that be. what they are referring to is their freedom to say and do what they want under the guise of law makers that freedom also extends to big business which gives them deregulation to pollute and damage the earth and air with the by products of their now antiquated fossil fuels.
they have so much money tied up in those operations they would lose mega bucks to drop it and just pursue green energy they will ride that till either they choke everyone to death or the sky falls on their heads.
A UPS spokesperson confirmed the firing to the Huffington Post, referring to the protest as "an unauthorized work stoppage."
"We simply cannot allow employee misconduct that jeopardizes our ability to reliably serve our customers and maintain order in our delivery operations," UPS spokesperson Steve Gaut wrote in an email to HuffPost. "For this reason, the company is releasing employees involved in the work stoppage.
UPS also "receives millions of dollars every year in reduced fine and fees for parking tickets," according to NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, who will protest alongside the Teamsters at New York City Hall Thursday.
Update 4/3: Thursday, a UPS spokesperson informed The Huffington Post that the contract between UPS and the Teamsters includes a no-strike clause. Management at the Maspeth facility, where employees worked, warned the employees as they were leaving that their jobs were at risk, the spokesperson said. The Teamsters did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
i see it as all the cards are in the hands of UPS even though there is union involved they are still in control they have it so you can't really do anything rant against or strike so if you are disgruntled what is your freedom, "shut up and keep delivering our packages or get fired"?
what union rep let that one in? guess big business and big money buys you other peoples freedoms.
