A U.S. retail industry group on Wednesday urged the Teamsters Union and United Parcel Service (UPS) to come to an agreement to avert a strike, warning that it could cause billions of dollars in economic losses. The Teamsters and UPS have until July 31 at midnight to reach a new contract deal for hundreds of…
Warnings Issued About Looming UPS Strike, Affecting 30 Percent of Parcels
Teamsters Union Puts Pressure on UPS, Amazon With Strikes as Contract Deadline Nears
Last week, talks between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and UPS broke down twice—once as June drew to an end and the Teamsters walked from the table demanding that UPS present their “last, best, and final offer,” and again on July 5 with both parties pushing the blame. Contracts for the 330,000-plus UPS delivery…
Teamsters Union Puts Pressure on UPS, Amazon With Strike Threat as Deadline Nears
Talks between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service broke down twice in just over a week—once as June drew to an end and the union left the table while demanding that the shipping company present its “last, best, and final offer,” and again on July 5 with both parties shifting the blame. Contracts…
UPS Reaches Tentative Deal With Teamsters, Lowering Risk of Union Strike
The United Parcel Service (UPS) has made a tentative deal with workers lowering the risk of a nationwide strike led by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. On June 29, the Teamsters Union said a “nationwide strike” was “imminent” after walking away from the negotiating table, giving UPS a single day to return with its “last,…
UPS Hands Teamsters New Contract, Teamsters Respond With New Deadline
UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents some 330,000 UPS delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers, are back at the negotiation table. The teamsters had warned this that UPS needed to “exchange its last, best, and final offer no later than June 30″ or the drivers would walk away from negotiations. UPS returned with a…
Major UPS Strike Looming: Americans’ Packages Could Be in Jeopardy
Potentially hundreds of thousands of unionized United Parcel Service (UPS) workers could strike in the near future, in a move that could significantly impact the U.S. economy. UPS has previously stated that it transports some 6 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) on a daily basis and about 3 percent of the worldwide…
UPS Teamsters Warn ‘Nationwide Strike Imminent’ if Friday Deadline Isn’t Met
The Teamsters Union warned that a U.S.-wide strike is imminent if the United Parcel Service (UPS) doesn’t come to an agreement with the union Friday, potentially triggering one of the largest strikes in American history. The union, which represents hundreds of thousands of UPS drivers, “walked away from the national bargaining table” and said that UPS…
One Supreme Court Justice Dissents in Key Union Case
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter in an 8–1 ruling that ruled in favor of a concrete company that sought to revive a lawsuit against one of the largest unions in the United States. Thursday’s decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, allows (pdf) a Washington state-based firm, Glacier Northwest, can…
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions, Rules Company Can Sue For Damage Caused by Strike
In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 1 decided that a union’s deliberate destruction of company property as a pressure tactic in a labor dispute is not protected by federal law. Labor activists have said that endangering and destroying company property during a dispute is fair game that has long been protected…
Teamsters Bailout = Cynical Politics
Commentary Earlier this month, President Joe Biden announced that he would bail out the Central States Pension Fund to the tune of $36 billion. The fund serves members of the Teamsters union, and $36 billion would make it the largest federal bailout to date of a pension plan. Biden’s announcement reveals much about the state…
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