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Teamsters UPS Union Wins Historic Contract, Likely Avoiding Gigantic Strike
"The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages for all workers, creates more full-time jobs, and includes dozens of workplace protections and improvements."
Teamsters, UPS Hit Bargaining Standstill, Accuse Each Other of Walking Out
Contract negotiations between the company and the union have stalled. No additional negotiations are currently scheduled.
Teamsters Get a Major Win for UPS Drivers: Air Conditioning
The union formed a tentative agreement with UPS to add air conditioning, exhaust heat shields, fans, and improved ventilation in delivery trucks.
Delivery Drivers Share What It’s Like Delivering in Hazardous Wildfire Smoke
Drivers are delivering through Canadian wildfire smoke with coughing fits, low visibility, and no protection from their company.
A Group of Amazon Drivers Just Joined One of the Biggest Unions in the US
Drivers in California have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, in one of the first driver-specific unionization efforts in the company.
UPS Workers Share Horror Stories About Driving in Heat
“My head was throbbing so bad from the dehydration, but I still had to call in the next day.”
UPS Workers 'Trained' to Deal With Heat Exhaustion by Drinking Water, Eating Watermelon
The training for dealing with extreme heat at work amounts to taking a multiple-choice test, UPS workers say.
UPS Denied Worker a Fan Amid Dangerous Heat
The company later said the incident "should not have occurred."
UPS Drivers Are Sharing Heat Readings of 120F Inside Their Trucks
Workers and the union representing them say working in extreme heat is a major safety issue. UPS says air conditioning would be "ineffective."
UPS Has New Ghost Gun Shipping Rules That Could Disrupt the Industry
UPS confirmed to VICE News that it has updated its shipping policy to comply with the Biden administration’s new rules on ghost guns.
Why Amazon Is Actually Good for the USPS
Trump has long bashed the post office for its partnership with Amazon, but recently released documents tell a different story.