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The UPS Contract Fight Heats Up: Interview with a Teamster

July 10, 2023 • Left Voice

In this episode, Left Voice member Ben Douglass interviews Richard Hooker, a former UPS inside worker now the principle officer of Teamster Local 623. They discuss the UPS contract struggle, which is heating up after the July 5 collapse in negotiations. They discuss the impending strike, organizing part-time workers, the need for a working-class political party, the importance of workers taking up the fight for Black lives and other struggles, and other important topics.

Note: An earlier version of this episode mistakenly referred to Richard Hooker as a current UPS employee.

To learn more:
- https://www.leftvoice.org/as-negotiations-collapse-historic-ups-strike-looms-large/
- https://www.leftvoice.org/the-fight-of-our-lives-2023-ups-teamsters-contract-campaign/
- https://www.leftvoice.org/grueling-working-conditions-and-low-wages-a-testimonial-from-a-ups-warehouse-worker/

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