UPS workers approve new contract with hard-fought pay and safety wins, ending strike threat

jimmydoreisalefty , 10 months ago

Spoke with a local UPS worker, he was able to let me know about the wins!

I informed him about the potential Auto strike, also.

Small wins, need to keep them up!

zackwithak , 10 months ago

Love this

SomberBrain , 10 months ago

I have family members working union for UPS l, it is not for the faint of heart! They deserve their raise

j_roby , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

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[Alt text: image of graffiti on a brick wall that says UNIONIZE.]

TokenBoomer , 10 months ago

Finally, some good news.

MicroWave OP , 10 months ago

New agreement:

Current full- and part-time union workers are guaranteed a $2.75 hourly pay increase this year, the Teamsters said, amounting to a $7.50 hourly increase through the duration of the contract. Pay for existing and starting part-time workers will be raised to at least $21 an hour immediately, advancing to $23 per hour.

Current part-timers also won longevity wage increases of up to $1.50 an hour. Wage increases for full-time drivers would bring their average top rate to $49 an hour, the union said.

UPS workers also secured hard-fought heat safety protections, including a plan to bring air conditioning to the company’s iconic brown delivery vehicles for the first time. The Teamsters have hailed the changes as a major breakthrough after years of complaints that working in hot weather has grown more dangerous as climate change fuels extended stretches of record high temperatures across the country.