United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy. The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike. Labor negotiations broke…
Warnings Issued About Looming UPS Strike, Affecting 30 Percent of Parcels
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…
Pending UPS Strike Will Likely Disrupt The Package Delivery Sector
A looming strike by the United Parcel Service could disrupt deliveries, in the largest strike against a single employer in American history. Contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters stalled last week, raising the likelihood of a strike in early August, as well as major disruptions in a highly competitive package delivery market. On June…
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…
Union Fights Signal Danger Ahead for Bidenomics
Commentary Just a few hours before President Biden tied his political fate to the economy, embracing the term “Bidenomics” in a Chicago speech Wednesday, June 28, he was still trying to dispel worries about a looming recession. A reporter asked Biden, before he boarded Marine One, whether he believed the worst of inflation was over….
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…
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