New York CNN —A UPS strike by 185,000 workers 25 years ago brought the logistics giant’s operations to a standstill.
Striking employees of UPS in Chicago in 1997, the last major UPS work stoppage.
In a worst case scenario, a longer-term UPS strike could cause major disruptions to the US supply chain network.
UPS and the Teamsters' union contract expires August 1.
Small and medium-sized businesses lower in the pecking order than big-box chains would see the most delays from a lengthy strike, logistics experts say.
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Jeff Haynes, ”, Cathy Roberson, Richard Drew, ” Roberson, Pitney Bowes, John Haber, “, Carol Tome, Sean O’Brien, ” O’Brien, Alan Amling
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