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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}} | {{Infobox company|name=United Parcel Service, Inc.|image=United Parcel Service logo 2014.svg|image_size=200|founding_name=American Messenger Company|founding_date=August 28, 1907|founder=James E. Casey|industry=Courier}} | ||
'''United Parcel Service, Inc.''' ('''UPS''') is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] multinational shipping | '''United Parcel Service, Inc.''' ('''UPS''') is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] multinational shipping and 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>, | 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> In 2023, after threatening a [[Strike action|strike]] of 350,000 [[Proletariat|workers]], the [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters|Teamsters]] added 30,000 full-time positions, raised the starting wage to $21 per hour, and abolished the previous two-tier pay system.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Natalia Marques|newspaper=[[Peoples Dispatch]]|title=Workers launch largest strike against Amazon in US history|date=2024-12-19|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/12/19/workers-launch-largest-strike-against-amazon-in-us-history/}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 20 December 2024
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 and 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] In 2023, after threatening a strike of 350,000 workers, the Teamsters added 30,000 full-time positions, raised the starting wage to $21 per hour, and abolished the previous two-tier pay system.[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)
- ↑ Natalia Marques (2024-12-19). "Workers launch largest strike against Amazon in US history" Peoples Dispatch.