In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his life while standing alongside sanitation workers on strike in Memphis, Tennessee. Today, UPS pays lip service to the legacy of Dr. King while mocking his dream of worker dignity and equal pay for equal work. The company’s hollow tributes to the civil rights leader attempt to hide the fact that it runs an enterprise of pay discrimination and unlivable wages.

If UPS truly respected Dr. King, it wouldn’t rake in tens of billions of dollars in profit while subjecting two-thirds of its workforce – our part-timers – to low wages. It would not segregate drivers by pay scales and classifications. It would end its unfair discipline and surveillance of workers, stop the relentless harassment, and no longer force overtime on its workers.

If Dr. King were alive today, he would be standing with UPS Teamsters as we fight for the strong contract that every UPS member deserves. That’s why UPS Teamsters are united, mobilized and ready to take bold action to put UPS on its knees when negotiations begin. This is OUR year. It’s time to end low pay for part-timers, two-tier 22.4 wages, unfair discipline, harassment, and forced overtime!