[DOC] [TLE] United Parcel Service strike of 1997 - Wikipedia [PAR] The United Parcel Service strike of 1997, led by International Brotherhood of 
Teamsters (IBT) President Ron Carey, started on August 4, 1997, and involved 
over 185,000 teamsters (IBT members). The strike effectively shut down United 
Parcel Service (UPS) operations for 16 days and cost UPS ... The strike was a 
victory for the union, resulting in a new contract that... [DOC] [TLE] A Look Back at the 1997 UPS Strike - PARCEL Industry [PAR] Apr 2, 2013 ... It lasted for 15 days and stopped the delivery of 80% of their shipments. ... 
package centers to help process packages left in our system due to the shutdown
. ... Both UPS and the Teamsters Union will say they had realistic... [DOC] [TLE] The UPS Strike - Unions Win When They Take The ... - David Bacon [PAR] It was a very good piece of strategic planning, enough so that after 15 days on 
the bricks .... The mobilization of the union's members to shut down the 
company's... [DOC] [TLE] Shutting down 'Big Brown': reassessing the 1997 UPS strike and the ... [PAR] In the summer of 1997, organized labor won a major strike against United ..... Just 
days after the UPS strike had ended, a federal union overseer moved to ..... 
Contract Plan to End Strike after 15 Days', New York Times, August 19, 1997, A1. 
2. [DOC] [TLE] The UPS strike ten years on - International Socialist Review [PAR] When Big Brown shut down. The UPS strike ten years on ... In many ways, the 
1997 UPS strike still represents the struggle of the future. Behind the brown wall [DOC] [TLE] In Ups Clash, Strikers Became Symbols - tribunedigital-sunsentinel [PAR] August 24, 1997|By TOM STIEGHORST Business Writer ... By asserting that the 
UPS strike was about part-time jobs, Teamster President Ron ... corrupt elements 
in the Teamsters by auditing union spending and ousting dozens of local officals. 
... said after settling the 15-day strike that shut down his brown-clad company. [DOC] [TLE] Teamsters Plan To Ask Broward Judge To Move Assault Case To ... [PAR] Jan 26, 2000 ... ... for the first time Thursday on allegations that Teamsters union officials were 
behind ... who was beaten and stabbed during a UPS strike three years ago. ... 7, 
1997, incident -- during the peak of a 15-day strike that nearly shut down 
shipping giant United Parcel ... 7, 1997, during a two-week national strike. [DOC] [TLE] UPS Pilots May Vote to Strike, But Don't Worry About It Just Yet ... [PAR] Mar 27, 2005 ... The union representing 2500 pilots at United Parcel Service Inc. has called for a 
vote to authorize a strike that could severely cripple the nation's largest carrier. ... 
UPS handles an average 13.6 million packages a day. ... A strike by Teamsters 
on the ground shut UPS down entirely for 15 days in 1997. [DOC] [TLE] UPS, workers deliver pact - Aug. 19, 1997 - CNN Money [PAR] Aug 19, 1997 ... Teamsters' bitter strike ends after 15 days as company's losses top $600M ... 
According to the pact, which requires union approval, UPS will convert ... The 
company said it will have to lay off 15,000 of its 185,000-workforce as a result. ... 
Contact Us  Advertise with Us  User Preferences  Closed Captioning. [DOC] [TLE] U.P.S. Hints at Flexibility in Talks With Union - NYTimes.com [PAR] After the company insisted for days that it would not budge from its ''last, best and 
final offer,'' James ... Published: August 15, 1997 ... A strike by the union, the 
Independent Pilots Association, could shut down the company even if a ... said 
Robert Miller, the president of the pilots' union, ''U.P.S. is facing back-to-back 
strikes.''. [DOC] [TLE] UPS, Teamsters nearing early pact - Jun. 17, 2002 - CNN Money [PAR] Jun 17, 2002 ... NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Teamsters union and United Parcel Service ... 
struck UPS for

Question: A strike by this union shut down UPS for 15 days in 1997
Answer: The Teamsters