Opinion
Unions and Transportation Go Together Like a Horse and Carriage — Sometimes Good, Sometimes Not
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In perhaps no industry other than transportation does organized labor have so much power. And those unions are getting aggressive in their demands. The 340,000 members of the Teamsters who work for UPS are now voting on a new contract giving them better wages and working conditions. Under the union’s proposal, those big brown delivery trucks would finally get air conditioning, essential in such a strenuous job in an era of global warming. Less lucky were the 22,000 Teamsters who worked for 99-year-old Yellow Trucking.