A UPS delivery driver in Maine went above and beyond this week to make sure holiday packages arrived in one piece. Following a monster storm Monday and Tuesday, Maine residents saw heavy floodwaters. Despite the poor weather, Ryan Long, a UPS employee, said he was determined to get customers' packages many of which were likely Christmas gifts safely to their destinations.
by the way, that s how you get people on the picket line. you say we re like-minded. we have a shared goal. and what they want people at ups to think, i m first a teamster and second a ups employee. if he succeeds at that, ups is in trouble. if all the other strikes are at the same time a go on a long time, then what? then i think you ll have two issues. the first is inflation. i m not worried about the inflation with the ups strike. if the unions are successful with the ups and able to demonstrate to workers at starbucks and apple and trader joe s, that they can add value, that sense of identity, then you ll see inflation as a result of wages going up in this wage price spiral. it is going to be an outcome in the economy to be prepared for.