UPS Strike Averted at least for now
"UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike.
The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic†and “overwhelmingly lucrative.†It includes, among other benefits, higher wages and air conditioning in delivery trucks.
“Together we reached a win-win-win agreement on the issues that are important to Teamsters leadership, our employees and to UPS and our customers,†Carol Tomé, UPS chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement. “This agreement continues to reward UPS’s full- and part-time employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.â€
The contract must still be voted on by the membership, and voting will run through much of August. It looks like it has a good chance of success, but we won't know until all the votes are counted.
slippinjimmy
·3 years agoI don't use UPS but still, if there was a strike it would have affected all other shippers given that the massive volume UPS handles would get switched to other services (USPS, FedEx etc.).
What did surprise me is that I don't recall a single post about the possibility of a UPS strike coming and I was a expecting a deluge of posts if it did happen with most people caught unaware even though there has been tons of publicity in the general media about the possibility.
lawnmowerpartsstore2
·3 years agoThats some good news 🙂