After months of negotiations, strike threats and walkout talks, UPS and Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
"The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages for all workers, creates more full-time jobs andincludes dozens of workplace protections and improvements," a news release from Teamsters stated.
"We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it,” said Sean O'Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters general president."We’ve changed the game, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor, and doesn’t require a single concession. This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers.
"Together we reached a win-win-win agreement on the issues that are important to Teamsters leadership, our employees, and to UPS and our customers," said Carol Tomé, UPS chief executive officer. “This agreement continues to reward UPS’s full- and part-time employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.
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