UPS union workers to practice picketing outside hub on Near West Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- UPS union workers are preparing to gather on the Near West Side.
They're meeting to show they are serious about a strike.
The Teamsters Union will practice picketing outside the UPS hub on Jefferson Street before a rally with local leaders.
About 340,000 UPS workers are poised to walk off the job on Aug. 1 after a monthslong contract dispute.
It would be the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history.
The union wants better pay for all workers, more full-time jobs, and safer working conditions.
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