UPS and the Teamsters union reach labor deal to avoid strike

UPS and the Teamsters union reached a tentative labor deal to avoid a strike. The union won an increase on part-time workers pay. UPS also promised to install air conditioners and fans in their trucks. NBC News’ Maura Barrett reports.

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[latrinemarine]

Awesome news for UPS workers - they deserve it. Thanks for all of your hard work throughout the pandemic and moving forward!

[corywalker]

You’d think grown adults would know the definition of tentative. That title is inaccurate, you should fix it.

[CorvusTX]

Our economy needs to turn around faster, the place I work is about to have a huge layoff. It’s getting scary.

[Skylersteel]

Ac in trucks should
Of been the first
Idea

[PhilMoskowitz]

They'll get a pay increase, UPS will raise prices, demand will decrease, layoffs will follow. You can bet which workers will get laid off first.

[SweetHomeGeorgia]

I hope they got air conditioning in their trucks.

Edit: never mind...the reporter mentioned it.

[victorparamo]

Hey Amazon employees are you guys paying attention!!!
My union just locked me and my fellow UPS drivers in on an almost 50 dollars an hour contract

[medusagorgon]

Well that is awesome news! Let's just hope consumers don't end up paying for all the vitally needed changes.

[Adabulldoya]

I try to offer my ups man a Ice cold water every chance I get if I have them

[PatriciaMartinez-qweq]

Which I never heard of that word anywhere Teamsters.

[WeChoseHATE]

That’s great news! Only 5 years? Hopefully it will go through smoothly and we are not going to hit a supply chains issues

[mwmnmwm]

And an excuse to raise shipping costs across the board for all shipping services by all of them. But hey, some union reps got a big pay raise and lots of extras.

[TheSouthernMensch]

Ugh, was really hoping to get some cheap stocks from all this.

[Lemmon_]

$40+ an hour to deliver boxes and they STILL whine.

[caseylim]

here comes higher prices to ship via UPS..
think will stick to USPS instead.

[issacmichener]

I can see this they lay people off u writing see

[rayjay]

Union cant reach an agreement without a vote

[cousinjohncarstuff]

What about the pension and healthcare? If they mess with either of those, it will be voted down QUICK!

[annayuen]

Finally air conditioning in the UPS trucks 🎉🎉

[thomas]

This reminds me of the UAW in the 1970s. The Japanese came in and ate their lunch, and later came the Koreans with Hyundai, Kia, Daewoo, etc.

UPS drivers were already paid well, now it is just ridiculous. $45/hour to deliver boxes? This also comes at a precarious time when firms are experimenting with autonomous trucks and delivery drones.

I want folks to earn a living and I know they work their tails off, but companies that have these big muscle unions can’t pivot when new technologies come along.