Suicidal Teamsters Seek to Slow Technology at UPS | Economics21

Suicidal Teamsters Seek to Slow Technology at UPS | Economics21:
"...However, if the Teamsters union gets its way in negotiations with UPS, this potential might never be fully realized for the company.
UPS is likely to lose market share to competitors and eventually go out of business.
Amazon is reportedly going to launch its own delivery service, bringing an influx of competition and disruption to the sphere.
As  recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, in its list of initial demands as part of negotiating the next contract covering about 260,000 UPS employees, the union indicated it wants to prohibit UPS from making use of drones, driverless vehicles, or other new technologies “that would curb demand for labor.” 
The demands, and the subsequent negotiations, will be an early representation of how concerns about the role of emerging technologies and their effect on current occupations could affect unionized businesses moving forward. 
Aside from the prohibitions, the wish list includes provisions that the company should hire 10,000 more workers, and halt evening deliveries, including during the November-December holiday delivery period."...
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