A delivery man pushes a cart full of packages to deliver to an apartment building.
Mandatory Credit:	Andrew Harnik/AP/FILE

A delivery man pushes a cart full of packages to deliver to an apartment building.
Mandatory Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP/FILE

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The US economy can’t function smoothly without UPS. That’s why a strike will hurt

UPS isn’t just another large shipping company. It carries 6% of America’s gross domestic product in its trucks. It also plays a central role in the smooth movement of goods the economy depends upon, feeding supply chains that are only recently recovering from disruptions that drove that drove up prices in the past couple years.