UPS

Informal work groups and resistance on the sunrise shift

An account of an informal work group at UPS taking on a grievance with management.

This is a story about a situation that happened at my workplace. Ideally, this will add to a conception of what Direct Unionism is, how it exists in everyday situations, and where we can go with it as an organization. This event happened around a year ago.

Images from revolutionary workplace group Uprise!

Living wage

Images of buttons, stickers and one sheet publications by the revolutionary workplace group Uprise!, which was active in 2002-2003.

Libcom interview with former UPS workers group Uprise! member, 2007

An interview with a former member of revolutionary UPS workers group Uprise! by libcom, based on a libcom questionnaire. Uprise! was active in 2002 and 2003.

Who are you?
I post under the sophisticated and sublime name kdog. I describe my politics as revolutionary anarchist. I am a past member of several Midwest (US) anarchist collectives and two attempts to organize anarchist federations. My partner and I have two young sons. I am a worker.

Briefly, what was the group?

Organizing for class struggle at UPS - Uprise!

An article by Nicolas Phebus of the Collectif Anarchiste La Nuit (NEFAC-Quebec City) about the revolutionary workplace group Uprise! at delivery firm UPS while it was still active in 2002.

December 2002

Teamsters local opposes Iraq war - Uprise! press release

Press release from revolutionary UPS workers group Uprise! announcing its Teamsters Local 705 approving its resolution to oppose the drive for the Iraq war.