Teamsters union approves new 5-year contract for UPS workers in the US
UPS Teamsters and workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles, as a national strike deadline nears on July 19, 2023
THE union representing 340,000 UPS workers in the United States announced on Tuesday that its members have voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month.
The decision by members of the Teamsters union avoided a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households.
The union said 86 per cent of members were in favour of ratifying the national contract: the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS. More than 40 supplemental agreements were also ratified.
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