Originally published on March 30, 2023
On Dan Arlin's second day back as a package car delivery driver at UPS, after a three-year stint driving tractor-trailer trucks, he was fired – without explanation – and walked off company property. The 23-year veteran of UPS is a pro at his job. He knew he had done nothing wrong, but the company didn't like one thing: his union activism.
Harassment and retaliation is a way of life at UPS. After he was fired in March 2022, Arlin was committed to getting his job back. And indeed, fighting tooth and nail for eleven months, Arlin was finally reinstated on Valentines day this year.
In this bonus episode of The Upsurge, we dug into Arlin's remarkable story, which is one of both pain and perseverance, struggle and solidarity.
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Hosted by Teddy Ostrow
Edited by Teddy Ostrow & Ruby Walsh
Produced by NYGP & Ruby Walsh
Music by Casey Gallagher
Cover art by Devlin Claro Resetar
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Show Notes
UNLOCKED: Teamsters Pride!: The LGBTQ+ Caucus
UNLOCKED: Reforming the UFCW
UNLOCKED: Hollywood Writers Strike!
UNLOCKED: Air Workers & Article 40 – a "Stain" On the Contract
Episode 17: The Big 3 Have Fallen
Episode 16: UAW Strike Update
Episode 15: On the UAW Picket Lines
Episode 14: Auto Workers Prepare to Strike the Big 3
Episode 13: UPS Contract Ratified. What's Next?
Episode 12: Teamsters Organizing Delivers the Goods at UPS
Livestream: UPS Tentative Agreement Reached. Is a Strike Still Possible?
Episode 11: UPS Negotiations Resume. One Week Till Deadline.
BONUS: Renewed Militancy at the United Auto Workers
Episode 10: UPS Strike Imminent? / The Gig is Up!
Episode 9: UPS Strike, Authorized / The Threads of Labor Militancy
Episode 8: The Teamsters Take Amazon
BONUS: Resisting the UPS Patriarchy
Episode 7: UPS and the Logistics Revolution
Episode 6: Let the Negotiations Begin!
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