UPS driver buyout plans hit hurdle with Teamsters lawsuit

UPS preparing to offer second driver buyout, as it plans 30,000 layoffs in 2026

UPS is preparing to launch a new buyout program as it eyes a reduction in its workforce of further 30,000 employees, potentially bringing total layoffs since 2024 to 90,000 by the end of the year.

Teamsters sue UPS to try to halt massive job cuts

BOSTON—The Teamsters have marched into U.S. District Court in Boston, suing their biggest employer, UPS, over planned massive job cuts the union contends violate key provisions of its contract with one of the nation’s top two package delivery firms. The union seeks a federal injunction and temporary restraining order to stop the cuts. The company calls the planned cuts the Driver Choice Program (DCP). The union calls it a second “illegal buyout …

UPS driver buyout plans hit hurdle with Teamsters lawsuit

The carrier planned to offer a $150,000 separation package for full-time U.S. drivers, although the timing is unclear after the union’s injunction request.