Teddy Ostro, host of the upsurge podcast can't spell upsurge without UPS and his work has appeared in fairness and accuracy. He says there's a hope right that a strike at UPS can be somewhat catalytic for a broader labor upsurge. Teddy: Is there no end to the insatiable greed of the worker who just doesn't want to die? Nima Shirazi: That AC is like a luxury that is not afforded by a hundred billion dollar corporation.
In this public News Brief, we break down media coverage of the potential UPS strike––and the trend more broadly in labor coverage––that paints a strike as something that harms "the consumer" or "the economy" rather than what it is: the only thing that gives workers any power.
Our guest is writer and media analyst Teddy Ostrow, host of The Upsurge podcast.