The strike by UPS had a huge effect. Since UPS represented 5-7% of the gross national product, even the president urged union and manageent to come together. South FLorida was hit extremely hard during the strike. Fruits, which are a huge part of Florida's economy, were not being delivered and were rotting away, costing the state millions of dollars.
UPS delivered 12 million packages a day, much more then its competitors like Airborne Express (1.3 million), US Postal Service (3 million) and FedEx (2.8 million). All of these competitors benefitted from the absence of UPS, picking up its dropped business. RPS, or Roadway Package System, was an example of a small company that made huge gains during the strike, shipping 20% more packages then before the strike. RPS was later bought by FedEx and turned into FedEx Ground.
