Article: UPS, Teamsters Prepare to Resume Talks.(Originated from The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.)

Aug. 7--UPS and Teamster negotiators prepared to return to the bargaining table today while harried retailers, small business owners and individuals scrambled to push their packages through an overburdened U.S. delivery network.

UPS, the largest U.S. transportation company with 12 million daily shipments, essentially has been closed since Monday when Teamsters went on strike. Workers are seeking increases in wages, job security and nembers of full-time jobs.

 With 185,000 Teamsters walking picket lines   including more than 1,000 
in the Memphis area   FedEx, Roadway Package Systems and other carriers were working at capacity, but couldn't take up ...

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