AT 11TH HOUR, UPS BOWS TO TEAMSTERS STRIKE THREAT IN 7 STATES

AT 11TH HOUR, UPS BOWS TO TEAMSTERS STRIKE THREAT IN 7 STATES

UPS Retreats from Assaults on Workers' Rights After Teamsters Assemble National Pickets

UPS Avoids Teamsters Strike at Largest Air Hub as Union Further Slams Buyouts

The buyout controversy comes after nearly 10,500 employees at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) accepted a voluntary early retirement offer this year.

UPS settles Teamster grievances, averts strikes in multiple states

UPS’s 11th-hour resolution of multiple labor grievances has prevented the Teamsters from orchestrating a strike at the company’s main air hub and other facilities in several states.

At 11th Hour, UPS Bows to Teamsters Strike Threat in 7 States

(WASHINGTON) – United Parcel Service (UPS) bowed to a credible, coordinated strike threat authorized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters around midnight after the union demanded the multibillion-dollar corporation cease multiple attacks on workers’ rights. With picket lines ready to assemble in the early morning hours Tuesday across seven states, the Teamsters secured a handful of settlements from UPS on outstanding grievances as well …