-
What's New Member Apps Facebook Teamsters National UPS Agreement Takes Effect, Final Supplement Ratified
Agreement Increases Wages, Protects Benefits, Creates New Full-Time Jobs
The five-year contract covering about 250,000 Teamster-represented workers at UPS will take effect at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow, Monday, April 29, after workers in Michigan ratified the last outstanding supplemental agreement.
The national contract will increase wages, protect benefits and create thousands of new full-time jobs. Economic improvements in the contract are retroactive to August 1, 2018. The company has been notified of the ratification and will attempt to implement required raises during the next weekly pay period.
“This contract recognizes our members’ hard work by providing solid wage increases, protecting their health coverage, improving their retirement security and giving part-time workers the chance to advance into long-term careers,” said Denis Taylor, Co-Chair of the National Negotiating Committee and Director of the Teamsters Package Division. “We realize this has been a long process, and we appreciate our members’ patience and support.”
The UPS contract includes wage increases of $4.15 per hour for both full-time and part-time workers over the term of the contract and increases the part-time start rate by $2.50 retroactively to August 1, 2018. All full-time and part-time UPS Teamsters will continue to receive health insurance for the member and their family without paying premiums. The agreement also strengthens grievance enforcement for harassment with a sitting arbitrator and monetary penalties, and a new procedure to make it easier to get on or off the overtime list.
The agreement requires UPS to create 5,000 new full-time jobs during the term of the agreement, including a minimum of 2,000 Article 43 driver jobs, and a new combination driver classification that addresses the changes brought on through the e-commerce revolution.
PausedL.I.F.T. Volunteers at CARITAS of Richmond May 2019 Labor Headlines US labor news headlines from LabourStart
Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike, ignites social media China : Chinese and American Tech Workers Organize Against Overwork Through GitHub Twitter tears into Delta for its tone-deaf anti-union, pro-video game poster Home Care Workers are the Latest Vulnerable Group Under Attack by the Trump Administration A Union That Strikes Wins: NUHW 10 Years On UnionActive Newswire Headlines
May Meeting Reminder
PBA 105 Foundation Golf Tournament
IBEW & AT&T Reach New National DIRECTV Call Center Agreement
RESPONSE TO MAY 7 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Membership Update 5-10-19
In Case You Missed It
-
Member Login Organize Today Learn more about organizing your workplace!
Click Here