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TEAMSTERS SAY CONTRACT TALKS HAVE COLLAPSED AFTER UPS MADE
‘UNACCEPTABLE OFFER’  
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Jake Johnson
July 5, 2023
Common Dreams
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_ “This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American
workers—they just don't want to," said Teamsters president Sean
O'Brien. _

The UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee unanimously rejected
the company's package. , Teamsters.org

 

The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a
new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the
company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly
inadequate.

Following a marathon negotiating session that ran into the early hours
of Wednesday morning, "UPS walked away from the bargaining table after
presenting an unacceptable offer to the Teamsters that did not address
members' needs," the Teamsters announced
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"The UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee unanimously rejected
the package," the union said. "UPS refused to give the Teamsters a
last, best, and final offer, telling the union the company had nothing
more to give."

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien
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multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American
workers—they just don't want to."

"UPS had a choice to make, and they have clearly chosen to go down the
wrong road," said O'Brien.

Wednesday's development comes just weeks before the July 31 expiration
of the current UPS-Teamsters contract. Last month, 97% of UPS workers
represented by the Teamsters voted
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authorize the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history if
there's no acceptable contract deal in place by the end of July.

The Teamsters have touted significant tentative victories at the
bargaining table in recent days, such as a deal with UPS to end
a two-tiered wage system
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left part-time workers earning significantly less than full-time
employees.

But the union said late Tuesday that disputes remained over key
economic issues, including wage increases
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"The UPS Teamsters contract covering more than 340,000 full- and
part-time workers expires July 31. No additional negotiations are
scheduled," the union emphasized on Wednesday. "The Teamsters have
repeatedly made clear that UPS members will not work beyond the
expiration of the current contract."

_Jake Johnson is a staff writer for Common Dreams._

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