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If Teamster Local 135 health workers actually end up striking, it will be the local’s second picket line in the city since manufacturing workers at packaging company Monosol went on an almost month-long strike in late 2022 (pictured here).

Nursing home, manufacturing workers separately test power of strike threats in local negotiations

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Two different unions in different industries might go on strike at businesses in northwest Indiana.

A tentative agreement will have to be reached before the current contract expires on July 31 to avoid an actual strike.

Teamsters announce UPS workers overwhelmingly voted to ratify new contract

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This contract approval is considered a ‘historic’ win by union leaders. It guarantees wage increases, air conditioning in new delivery vehicles, prohibits forced overtime on days off and more.

The agreement removes the immediate threat of an economy-devastating strike that union UPS workers said they hoped to avoid as much as business and political leaders.

Indiana UPS Teamsters narrowly avoid strike as national union gets 'historic' tentative contract

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UPS workers in Indiana and across the country will get to vote on the proposed five-year contract for three weeks, until August 22.

A group of union workers from UPS facilities across Indiana and neighboring states listen as organizers present on the contract negotiation process.

Indiana Teamsters prepare for possible strike at UPS as negotiations near final stretch

Adam Rayes

With the possibility of a strike looming, a group of union workers from UPS facilities across Indiana and neighboring states gathered in Indianapolis to discuss the work that lies ahead.