Originally Posted by
dera
You guys are going on strike over this?
Officially, it will be the Teamsters on strike. They aren’t RLA. However, it’s written into our contract that we will not cross any UPS employee group’s picket line. In 1997 when the Teamsters struck, we walked the line with them. Regardless of the outcome of this TA vote, the IPA will not cross the Teamsters picket line. It is possible that UPS will cave and the strike won’t happen, but I’m assuming several weeks in August of no pay and sweating in blazer and hat on the picket line. (Which means I will have to find a hat and blazer)