UPS Freight Resumes Operations After Workers Approve Contract, Avoid Strike
UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have approved a new five-year contract, averting a strike by 11,600 UPS freight workers as the Atlanta-based company heads into its busiest shipping time of the year.
November 12, 2018Teamsters Ratify Five-Year Contract With UPS
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has ratified a new five-year contract with UPS Inc. for the company’s estimated 255,000 drivers and other employees who handle small freight.
October 11, 2018UPS Reaches Tentative Agreement With Airline Mechanics
Local union leaders with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters which represents UPS Inc. and UPS freight workers approved on Aug. 9 two separate five-year national contracts. This paves the way for the 250,000 workers, including drivers, loaders, package sorters, dockworkers and operations team members and 11,000 freight workers to vote on the contacts in September.
August 10, 2018UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement for 11,000 Freight Workers
UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that will cover an estimated 11,000 UPS Freight employees, the package delivery giant and union announced July 13.
July 13, 2018Union Touts Tentative UPS Deal
Negotiations were scheduled to resume between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters after they reached a tentative five-year labor agreement last month covering 250,000 drivers, loaders, package sorters, dockworkers and operations team members.
July 5, 2018Dr Pepper Drivers in Chicago Reach Deal, End 40-Day Strike
More than 150 Chicago Teamsters ended their strike against Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. after ratifying a new four-year contract, union and company officials confirmed July 3.
July 3, 2018Teamsters Retirees Told Pensions Hinge on Government Intervention
This is it: the last, best chance to save your pension payments, Teamsters and Central State Pension Fund leaders told a crowd of retirees June 23 at the Independence Event Center in Independence, Mo.
June 26, 2018UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Deal on Five-Year Contract
More than five weeks before its contract with UPS expires Aug. 1, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Atlanta-based shipping giant announced late June 21 tentative agreement on a five-year contract that industry officials say could pave the way for UPS to begin Sunday delivery service.
June 22, 2018NLRB Panel Rules Teamsters Ignored Resignation, Dues Queries
A Teamsters union local deliberately failed to respond to employees of Walt Disney World and UPS Inc. who inquired about resigning from the union or canceling payroll deductions of union dues, the National Labor Relations Board decided.
June 21, 2018UPS, Teamsters Resume Contract Talks as Threat of Strike Looms
The latest round of face-to-face labor negotiations between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was slated for the week of June 18, with the threat of a strike looming over the talks if no agreement can be reached before the current five-year contract expires Aug. 1.
June 20, 2018