UPS has avoided its first US strike in more than 25 years as the union representing its workers said a new five-year contract has been approved.
The two sides have been negotiating for months over demands including higher pay and better working conditions.
In July, UPS and the Teamsters union agreed on a deal to raise the average annual salary of full-time drivers to about $170,000 (£133,440), including healthcare and other benefits.
In July, UPS and the Teamsters union agreed on a deal to raise the average annual salary of full-time drivers to about $170,000 (£133,440), including healthcare and other benefits.
The deal also gives workers one more day of paid holiday, ends forced overtime and adds air conditioning to new models of the company’s trucks from next year.
“This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and non-union companies like Amazon better pay attention,” the general president of Teamsters Sean M O’Brien said.
UPS warned earlier this month that its profits will be lower because of the deal.
The Atlanta-based firm is the world’s largest package delivery company, with more than 20 million deliveries a day in more than 220 countries around the world.
In 2020, UPS estimated that the goods it handled were worth about 6% of the US economy, including time-sensitive shipments for healthcare firms and others.
UPS has avoided its first US strike in more than 25 years as the union representing its workers said a new five-year contract has been approved.
In July, UPS and the Teamsters union agreed on a deal to raise the average annual salary of full-time drivers to about $170,000 (£133,440), including healthcare and other benefits.
The two sides have been negotiating for months over demands including higher pay and better working conditions.
The deal also gives workers one more day of paid holiday, ends forced overtime and adds air conditioning to new models of the company’s trucks from next year.
In July, UPS and the Teamsters union agreed on a deal to raise the average annual salary of full-time drivers to about $170,000 (£133,440), including healthcare and other benefits.
In July, UPS and the Teamsters union agreed on a deal to raise the average annual salary of full-time drivers to about $170,000 (£133,440), including healthcare and other benefits.
The deal also gives workers one more day of paid holiday, ends forced overtime and adds air conditioning to new models of the company’s trucks from next year.
“This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and non-union companies like Amazon better pay attention,” the general president of Teamsters Sean M O’Brien said.
UPS warned earlier this month that its profits will be lower because of the deal.
The Atlanta-based firm is the world’s largest package delivery company, with more than 20 million deliveries a day in more than 220 countries around the world.
In 2020, UPS estimated that the goods it handled were worth about 6% of the US economy, including time-sensitive shipments for healthcare firms and others.
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