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AS NATIONAL TALKS RESUME, UPS TEAMSTERS READY FOR STRIKE VOTE

Subcommittees to the @UPS #Teamsters Nat'l Negotiating Committee, including Safety & Health and Premium Services, got back to the table in full force today as national talks with UPS resumed in Alexandria, VA. (1/12)

The teams, working across the table from @UPS negotiators, adjusted and improved contract language to help reach tentative agreement on nearly 10 articles before the end of the day. (2/12)

Simultaneously, the #Teamsters’ national committee announced that #strike authorization votes among UPS members will start being conducted by local unions in-person and nationwide beginning this week. (3/12)

“It was a big day for UPS negotiations, to say the least. Our subcommittees are putting in the work to make our contract stronger. We are a united front, wholly focused on the membership,” said #Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. (4/12)

“As unity strengthens at the table, we need to make sure it’s growing in the field too. The next 2 weeks will be critical to unite in person, authorize the committee to call a #strike, if need be & make sure UPS doesn’t lose sight of the formidable force it’s up against.” (5/12)

The national committee is urging all 350,000 UPS Teamsters to vote YES for strike authorization.

Doing so will not commence a strike in the immediate. But it will give the #Teamsters even more leverage at the bargaining table. (6/12)

The committee will not call a strike unless UPS fails to negotiate the strongest agreement possible by July 31. (7/12)

“Sean and I have said it many times and the fact remains — if Teamsters are on the picket line August 1, it’s because UPS chose to strike itself,” said #Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. (8/12)

“Let’s all make sure UPS sees that reality in black and white. Let’s deliver UPS a unanimous authorization from the #Teamsters to strike if we have to.”

UPS Teamsters will reconvene with management at the bargaining table on Tuesday morning. (9/12)

Both sides are expected to cover off on a handful of articles and provisions that have now reached tentative agreement. Among them is Article 20, ensuring UPS supervisors are identified and remain identifiable inside facilities... (10/12)

...Article 43, providing sleeper team drivers with reimbursement for out-of-pocket lodging costs, as well as adequate repair and maintenance of their vehicles; and guidelines protecting Premium Services... (11/12)

...including clarified language that ensures @UPS drivers are made whole for time spent waiting around for late loads or other unexpected work delays. (12/12)