The Players

These are the three key people in the negotiations that ended the 15-day-old strike by the Teamsters union against United Parcel Service. Labor Secretary Alexis M. Herman took a high-profile stance early in the standoff, closeting herself with union and company officials until they reached agreement on a new contact.

RON CAREY (Teamsters President)

Born: March 22, 1936, in New York City

Education: Long Island City High School

Military service: U.S. Marines, 1953-55

Family: Wife, Barbara; five children

Residence: Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.

Career highlights: UPS package driver in Queens 1955-1967; shop steward, Queens-based Teamsters Local 804, 1957-1967; president of Queens-based Local 805, 1968-present; general president of the Teamsters, 1992-present. AFL-CIO executive council, 1992-present.

JAMES P. KELLY (UPS Chairman and CEO)

Born: April 18, 1943, in Jersey City, N.J.

Education: Business degree, Rutgers University

Military Service: U.S. Navy

Family: Married, four children

Career highlights: Joined United Parcel Service in 1962. Regional manager, 1987; senior vice president, labor relations, 1988; senior vice president, chief operating officer, 1992-94; executive vice president, chief operating officer, 1994; chairman and chief executive officer, 1996.

ALEXIS M. HERMAN (Labor Secretary)

Born: Mobile, Ala.

Education: Xavier University

Career highlights: Secretary of Labor, 1997; Director and assistant to the president, White House Office of Public Liaison, 1993-97; Deputy Director, Presidential Transition Office, 1992-93; Chief executive officer, Democratic National Convention Committee, 1992; Founder and Chief executive officer, A.M. Herman & Associates, 1981 to present; Director and Assistant to the president, Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau, 1977-81.

Source: “Who’s Who in America”

Researched by THOMAS LUTGEN / Los Angeles Times