UPS is Louisville's largest employer. Teamsters are fed up with the company's mistreatment

[Simeon Salus]

1. Good coverage of the labor side at Courier Journal.

The article rhymes with my post last week about why I quit myself a few months ago, and why my friends think a strike is inevitable.

Working conditions are unreasonable, pay is awful, and aside from the healthcare benefit, it's one of the worst jobs I ever had. Three hour shifts in the hub, four or five times a week. Fifteen hours maximum. In this economy.

The union employees I worked with for several years are dedicated, experienced, efficient and generally optimistic. But I've talked with folks on the line this week (and a couple of non-union employees) and everybody's sure the strike is on.

Thanks, Steve.

My doctor put me to the question (stop hurting myself or schedule surgery). I didn't have as much to lose as Teamsters who've been there underpaid and overworked for decades.