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UPS, Teamsters to Resume Negotiations Next Week

UPS and the union representing over 340,000 UPS delivery and warehouse logistics workers will resume labor negotiations after being stalled.

Parcel delivery giant UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters representing over 340,000 UPS delivery and warehouse logistics workers each published a statement on July 19 announcing that labor negotiations will resume next week after being stalled earlier this month

The union is calling for a new five-year agreement with pay increases, elimination of a two-tier wage structure, more full-time jobs and address of safety and health concerns.

“We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits, but need to work quickly to finalize a fair deal that provides certainty for our customers, our employees and businesses across the country,” UPS officials wrote in a news release

UPS and the Teamsters have until midnight on July 31, when the current contract expires, to come to an agreement. After which, the Teamsters — representing over half of the UPS workforce — have said they plan to strike. 

“The Teamsters agreement with UPS is the largest private-sector union contract in North America. UPS Teamsters are demanding the strongest possible contract or are prepared to strike — with rank-and-file members authorizing a strike by 97 percent,” the Teamsters wrote

Earlier this week, the union’s President Sean O’Brien asked the White House not to intervene by forcing a new contract agreement if a strike begins after the current labor deal expires. 

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