Documentary In The Works About UPS And Its Union Workers As Company Braces For Potentially Devastating Strike

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EXCLUSIVE: A documentary now in production will examine the UPS workforce and its union, even as the package shipping company faces the possibility of a strike that could impact the entire U.S.

economy. Who Moves America (working title), directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Yael Bridge (Saving Capitalism, The Big Scary “S” Word), began filming in fall 2022 is expected to wrap by fall 2024 in time to premiere at festivals that year. “With a focus on the future of work, the increasing popularity of unions and rate of work stoppages, and the importance of the logistics industry and supply chain to daily life in the U.S., the film follows UPS workers from across the country,” including San Diego, Louisville, KY, Brooklyn, NY, and Washington D.C., according to a release about the documentary. “The film also follows high-profile figures including Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters who is leading the negotiations with UPS.” Contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters Union, which represents more than 330,000 UPS workers, broke down Wednesday morning.

The union tweeted, “UPS walked away from the bargaining table after presenting an unacceptable offer to the Teamsters that did not address members’ needs… Following marathon negotiations, UPS refused to give the Teamsters a last, best, and final offer, telling the union the company had nothing more to give.” O’Brien said in a tweet, “This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American workers — they just don’t want to.

UPS had a choice to make, and they have clearly chosen to go down the wrong road.” UPS countered with its own statement, denying it cut off negotiations and putting the onus on the Teamsters to resume talks.