UPS workers may be inching closer to a strike. The head of the Teamsters Union, Sean O'Brien, stated in a call with members on Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers end up on strike, according to the Associated Press.
The head of the Teamsters Union, Sean O'Brien, stated in a call with members on Sunday that he has asked the White House not to intervene if UPS workers end up on strike, according to the Associated Press.
The labor union represents 340,000 of the delivery company's workers, including drivers and warehouse workers. They have been negotiating with UPS for higher wages, air conditioning in more trucks, and getting rid of a two-tier wage system for drivers who work weekends.Negotiations have been at a halt for about a week.So how will this impact you?The last UPS Teamsters strike was in 1997. It involved nearly 185,000 members and lasted 15 days, according to the Associated Press.
In 2022, UPS delivered an average of 24.3 million packages a day, according to the company. The company's total revenue in 2022 was $100.3 billion.The company wrote in a July 14 press release:"These activities also will not take away from our ongoing efforts to finalize a new contract." @scrippsnews If #UPS and #Teamsters, the union representing its workers, do not come to an agreement on a new labor contract by July 31, union members have voted to #strike ♬ original sound - Scripps News SEE MORE: Labor negotiations at UPS could have nationwide ripples
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