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UPS workers prepare to strike as contract talks run dry

In the wake of failing contract negotiations focused on higher wages between UPS and its employees, workers are practicing picketing as they prepare for a potential strike against the delivery giant starting Aug. 1.

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How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business

A strike by UPS workers would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country and it would shake up an increasingly competitive industry.

WEKU

Teamsters Union Moves Closer To Largest U.S. Labor Strike In Decades At UPS

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

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Pressure builds on UPS and Teamsters as contract talks break down

With agreements in place on noneconomic issues and potentially large costs of a strike, the company and the union have incentives to get a deal done this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

UPS drivers move closer to a strike after negotiations break down at 4 a.m. amid finger-pointing fracas

The Teamsters say "no additional negotations are scheduled." UPS has estimated it delivers roughly 6% of the nation’s GDP.

Fortune

Stock market today: Asian markets extend losses after Wall Street drifts lower

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street drifted downward following a rally that had sent it roaring 16% higher for the year so far

The Independent UK

UPS-Teamsters labor talks stall as Aug. 1 strike threat looms

ATLANTA — Labor contract negotiations between Sandy Springs-based UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have stalled after an all-night bargaining session aimed at reaching a deal Wednesday.

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UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Stalemate: UPS, Teamsters contract talks break down with each side blaming the other

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 Independent UK

UPS driver strike looms after labor negotiations break down

A strike could throw the supply chain into chaos and push customers toward rival shipping companies.

Axios

Deadline looms: Teamsters demand UPS’s ‘final offer’ in contract talks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union is ratcheting up pressure on Sandy Springs-based UPS in labor contract negotiations, with threats of a strike Aug. 1 if the two sides don’t reach agreement.

Tribune News Service

Saying strike is "imminent," UPS gets a Friday deadline from union to come up with a better contract

Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers said a strike is imminent and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer

The Independent UK

UPS Drivers Finally Getting Air Conditioning In Delivery Trucks

Not all UPS delivery vehicles will have ACs, though.

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UPS labor talks heat up as both sides race to prevent first strike in 25 years

With less than five weeks to go before the expiration of a United Parcel Service Inc. labor contract, talks to renew the agreement have moved into a critical phase as negotiators begin hammering out pay raises for about 340,000 workers.

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The Guardian - US

‘We’re going to keep fighting’: delivery workers stand up to Amazon

Unionized workers at delivery service partner in California fight company’s intent to terminate contract

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UPS Teamsters vote to authorize strike if contract deal isn’t reached

Teamsters members at UPS have voted in favor of authorizing a strike in the event that ongoing negotiations fail to reach an agreement.

The Guardian - US

‘This is on the company’: UPS workers vote to strike as negotiations continue

Push in new contract include air conditioning in vehicles, pay increases for part-time workers and end to two-tier wages

The Independent UK

Unionized UPS workers vote to authorize a strike in high-stakes negotiations for a new contract

Unionized UPS workers voted to authorize a strike on Friday, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and the Teamsters can’t come to an agreement on a new contract

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UPS workers facing extreme heat win a deal to get air conditioning in new trucks

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.

Tribune News Service

Teamsters talks: UPS agrees to equip new trucks with air conditioning

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.

Salon

KBJ: A lone SCOTUS dissenter brings hope

Justice Jackson’s early impact has been deeply felt through biting dissents and cross-partisan judicial coalitions

Al Jazeera

US Supreme Court deals blow to organised labour in new ruling

The case Glacier Northwest Inc v Teamsters is seen as the latest test of union rights to go before the court.

Los Angeles Times

Inside the writers' 'guerrilla tactics' to shut down live productions

On a frigid early morning in Chicago last week, screenwriter Michael Gilio bundled into a car in the city's West Side with other writers and made his way to Cinespace studios, located in an industrial zone.

The Independent UK

UPS strike looms in a world reliant on deliveries

The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company

The Guardian - US

Focus organizing drives on workers without college degrees, US unions told

Experts say union upsurge for journalists and graduate students is pleasing but blue-collar workers require assistance too

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