Author: Anne Mackie

Anne Mackie, a founding member of the IS, was active in the 1960s movements for civil rights, women’s liberation, and an end to the Vietnam War. One of the first women United Parcel Service drivers in the country, she was the editor of the rank-and-file employee newspaper, UPSurge, and a founding member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

Breaking into Brown

By: Anne Mackie Summer 2026

Anne Mackie recounts history of UPSurge, a rank-and-file movement of UPS workers in the Teamsters in the 1970s, in which she actively participated.

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