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Radio 4,22 Aug 1997,15 mins

The 1997 United Parcel Service strike

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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The United Parcel Service (UPS) employees strike reminds Alistair Cooke of previous union demonstrations of power, including the disastrous 1981 Air Traffic Controllers strike.

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