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A UPS Strike Would Disrupt Ecommerce Deliveries

Ina Steiner
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UPS Strike Would Disrupt Ecommerce Deliveries

The threat of a UPS strike has been looming, and with the union contract expiring on July 31st and the two sides blaming each other for walking away from discussions, things have gotten grim. But on Wednesday, the parties said they would return to the negotiating table next week.

As International Bridge pointed out, a strike would have serious consequences for online sellers: “Delays in package deliveries could frustrate customers, especially during peak seasons like back-to-school and holidays. For businesses, this could result in dissatisfied customers, negative reviews, and potential loss of future sales.”

UPS issued the following statement on July 19: “We are pleased to be back at the negotiating table next week to resolve the few remaining open issues. We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits, but need to work quickly to finalize a fair deal that provides certainty for our customers, our employees and businesses across the country.”

The union had a different spin on Wednesday’s development, posting an update with the headline, “UPS Bows to Teamster Pressure, Negotiations to Resume Next Week.” It said over 340,000 UPS Teamster delivery and warehouse logistics workers nationwide were fighting for a new five-year agreement.

The Guardian reported that UPS is the largest private shipping company in the US, and just behind the US Postal Service as the largest delivery company.

UPS handles about a fourth of all packages in the US, according to the Guardian, having shipped 5.2 billion parcels in 2022, ahead of rival FedEx’s 4.1 billion packages.

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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.

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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.

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3 thoughts on “A UPS Strike Would Disrupt Ecommerce Deliveries”

  1. Also, something to keep in mind, if UPS strikes then USPS will be overwhelmed! I remember that happening the last time UPS went on strike. It will not be fun.

  2. If they go on strike, I’ll be pulling all my UPS shipping items. Even if they get someone to work for them, not taking a chance of getting a late hit or broken package.

  3. Haven’t used UPS in 20 years.
    They break my nicely packaged stuff and won’t pay the claim.
    One time a fork lift put the forks right through the pallet contents.
    My things got skewered and they never paid the claim.
    Never Ever again.
    Literally 3 strikes, now they’re out as an option.

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