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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS have agreed on a new five-year contract that boosts wages and guarantees more air conditioning in drivers’ trucks. The tentative deal, struck on July 25, 2023, came one week before an Aug. 1 deadline that the Teamsters had set for threatened strike…

Teamsters union and UPS reach five-year agreement, avoiding potential strike

Bargaining committee endorses five-year contract which includes wage increases and Martin Luther King Day as paid holiday

Sean O’Brien could be leading his union in one of the biggest – and costliest – strike at a single private employer in US history

If strike were to occur, it would be the largest walkout in US history at a single private employer, costing company $170m a day

The company said Friday that the training is a temporary plan that has no impact on current operations.

Contract negotiations falter as frustrations over wages and working conditions, raising concerns for the U.S. economy.

Union officials said that UPS “walked away from the bargaining table after presenting an unacceptable offer” to Teamsters members. UPS told a different story.

Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early Wednesday morning with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks

The agreement with the Teamsters comes after complaints from labor leaders, workers and their families that the company has not done enough to protect drivers from scorching temperatures on the job.

UPS has agreed in contract talks to put air conditioning in new trucks for its drivers, a major step in a long-standing battle, as part of ongoing negotiations with the Teamsters union.