Labor giant Teamsters Inner Brotherhood reached a tentative agreement in negotiations with United Parcel Service (UPS) to avert a costly strike by 340,000 delivery drivers.
Teamsters are traditionally a trade union for drivers and drivers. brag After intense negotiations since August last year, 1.2 million members have reached a tentative agreement with UPS, narrowly beating the July 31 expiration date of the current contract. according to To the Teamsters press release. The interim agreement promises higher wages, more jobs, equal pay, air conditioning for drivers and days off for Martin Luther King Jr. (Related: Florida Teachers Union hit financially by payroll law)
“We asked for the best contract in UPS history and we got it,” Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien said in a press release. “UPS has injected $30 billion in new funding as a direct result of these negotiations. We have fought day and night to make a difference, fighting to ensure our members win a deal that pays them better, rewards their work and requires no concessions. This deal sets new standards in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers.”
💥“We changed the game”: Teamster wins historic UPS contract 💥
today, #Team Star The most historic interim agreement for workers reached in history @UPSprotects and rewards more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide. #1u pic.twitter.com/4Ap3j4XUTD
— Teamsters (@Teamsters) July 25, 2023
According to a press release, the deal will result in an immediate $2.75 hourly wage increase for full-time and part-time workers, with an eventual $7.50 increase over the five-year term. Vehicles purchased after 1 January 2024 will have mandatory in-cab air conditioning for all heavy-duty vehicles, Sprinter vans and package cars, and all vehicles will be equipped with his two fans and air intakes for the cargo compartment.
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