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Michael Sainato

UPS drivers push for air conditioning as temperatures soar: ‘People are dropping weekly’

Drivers represented by the Teamsters are pushing for air conditioning in vehicles and better protections on the job.
Drivers represented by the Teamsters are pushing for air conditioning in vehicles and better protections on the job. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

As a UPS driver of two years standing, Matt Leichenger of Brooklyn, New York, makes 100 to 150 stops a day, delivering anywhere from 150 to more than 300 packages.

It is a tough job at the best of times, but in summer, a typical driver is moving hundreds of pounds of cargo and organizing packages in the back of their brown UPS truck, where temperatures soar due to a lack of air conditioning and ventilation.

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