UPS nears deal to dodge Teamsters strike – By Patrick Hauf (FOX Business) / July 3, 2023
The agreement ends a a two-tier employment system that gives part-time workers lower pay
United Parcel Service (UPS) is close to reaching an agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that would hold off a possible strike over the nation’s largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement.
The Teamsters, which represents 340,000 drivers, touted three aspects of the agreement: an end to a two-tier employment system that gives part-time workers lower pay, an end to forced overtime work, and the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday.
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien announced the tentative agreement late Saturday.
“Gains made by the #Teamsters at the national table with @UPS today cannot be overstated. From the jump, UPS knew we demanded an end to forced overtime, the respect to take MLK Day as a real holiday, and the complete destruction of the unfair 22.4 wage system,” O’Brien said. “But make no mistake — we are not done. @UPS knows we must reach full agreement on other economic issues, including higher wages, within the next few days.”
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