UPS Workers Vote to Authorize Strike, Causing Major Comics Delays.
Members of the Teamsters union in the US, who represent more than 340,000 UPS logistics warehouse workers and package delivery drivers, have voted to authorise a strike to take place from the 1st of August 2023, when the current contract expires. A strike would affect not only UPS customers but also other businesses that use UPS as a subcontractor, such as Amazon, FedEx, and USPS. This would also directly affect publishers as well as online stores/auctions, including Diamond Comic Distributors, Lunar Distribution, and Penguin Random House, the three big distributors of comic books in the USA. However, the union says it is confident there won't be a need for a strike and that they will reach an agreement that provides wins for their employees, the Teamsters, their company, and their customers.