“We’ve Changed the Game”: Teamsters Win Historic UPS Contract
This looks like a fair deal.<p>$2.75/hour immediate bump and +$7.50/hour over the next five years; $21/hour floor for part-time workers; eliminating 22.4s, which <i>Bloomberg</i> describes as "a class of drivers who earned less" [1]; air conditioning in new vehicles; MLK Day as a paid holiday; and the "creation of 7,500 new full-time Teamster jobs at UPS and the fulfillment of 22,500 open positions."<p>Well done to both sides for getting in a room and cutting a deal.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/ups-teamsters-reach-tentative-labor-deal-avoiding-strike?srnd=premium" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-25/ups-teams...</a>