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{{Infobox company|name=United Parcel Service, Inc.|image=United Parcel Service logo 2014.svg|founding_name=American Messenger Company|founding_date=August 28, 1907|founder=James E. Casey|industry=Courier}} | |||
Workplace conditions are poor<ref>@ManGuyDudeFella on [[Twitter]]: [https://twitter.com/ManGuyDudeFella/status/1536292523794223104?s=20&t=gmJ7Zr_oXlt-NZJBcjAsOw $15 an hour to destroy my body moving every stupid package that comes across the belt for UPS is criminal, I walked. They only give a 10 minute break for a 2am-9am shift. I Would have been better off working anywhere else. Also who orders tractor tires online at 100lb each?] (Archive needed)</ref>, which means it's ripe to be unionized. The Teamsters Union is considering taking on UPS and Amazon.<ref>{{News citation|title=First Task for the Teamsters’ Next Boss: Take On UPS|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-12/teamsters-union-prepares-to-take-on-ups-amazon-amzn-over-labor-issues}}</ref> | '''United Parcel Service, Inc.''' ('''UPS''') is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. The company was originally known as the '''American Messenger Company''' (1907–1913) then '''Merchants Parcel Delivery''' (1913–1919) before becoming United Parcel Service. | ||
Workplace conditions are poor<ref>@ManGuyDudeFella on [[Twitter]]: [https://twitter.com/ManGuyDudeFella/status/1536292523794223104?s=20&t=gmJ7Zr_oXlt-NZJBcjAsOw $15 an hour to destroy my body moving every stupid package that comes across the belt for UPS is criminal, I walked. They only give a 10 minute break for a 2am-9am shift. I Would have been better off working anywhere else. Also who orders tractor tires online at 100lb each?] (Archive needed)</ref>, which means it's ripe to be unionized. The Teamsters Union is considering taking on UPS and [[Amazon.com, Inc.|Amazon]].<ref>{{News citation|title=First Task for the Teamsters’ Next Boss: Take On UPS|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-12/teamsters-union-prepares-to-take-on-ups-amazon-amzn-over-labor-issues}}</ref> | |||
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United Parcel Service, Inc. | |
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| Industry | Courier |
| Founded | American Messenger Company August 28, 1907 |
| Founder | James E. Casey |
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a Statesian multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. The company was originally known as the American Messenger Company (1907–1913) then Merchants Parcel Delivery (1913–1919) before becoming United Parcel Service.
Workplace conditions are poor[1], which means it's ripe to be unionized. The Teamsters Union is considering taking on UPS and Amazon.[2]
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- ↑ @ManGuyDudeFella on Twitter: $15 an hour to destroy my body moving every stupid package that comes across the belt for UPS is criminal, I walked. They only give a 10 minute break for a 2am-9am shift. I Would have been better off working anywhere else. Also who orders tractor tires online at 100lb each? (Archive needed)
- ↑ "First Task for the Teamsters’ Next Boss: Take On UPS".