If the parties don’t come to terms, the union has said it’ll strike, which would deliver a big blow to the economy and represent one of the largest work stoppages in decades.”
by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
Picture by Robinson
UPS, one of the nation’s largest package delivery companies in the U.S. has been in negotiations with the Teamsters Union representing the package delivery workers. UPS has a location in Uvalde on Lou Stroop Drive at the Uvalde Business Industrial Park where local workers sort and deliver packages for the Uvalde County area.
According to the latest Axios Market Newsletter:
“Axios Markets Situational awareness: Shipping giant UPS and the union that represents 340,000 of its workers are headed back to the negotiating table tomorrow, with just one week before their current contract expires. If the parties don’t come to terms, the union has said it’ll strike, which would deliver a big blow to the economy and represent one of the largest work stoppages in decades.”
UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) are negotiating a new National Master Agreement (NMA) for about 330,000 of our U.S. employees, as well as supplemental agreements that cover specific local areas of the country.
We are focused on reaching agreements that provide wins for our employees, the union, UPS and our customers. Learn more about the bargaining process and our relationship with the Teamsters.
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According to UPS Negotiations:
July 21: We look forward to meeting the Teamsters at the negotiating table next week to resolve the few remaining open issues. With the contract expiration less than two weeks away, we need to work quickly to finalize a fair deal that provides certainty for our customers, our employees and businesses across the country. We started these negotiations prepared to increase the already industry-leading pay and benefits we provide our full and part-time union employees and are committed to reaching an agreement that will do just that.
