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UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement for 11,000 Freight Workers
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UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that will cover an estimated 11,000 UPS Freight employees, the package delivery giant and union announced July 13.
July 13, 2018Union Touts Tentative UPS Deal
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Negotiations were scheduled to resume between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters after they reached a tentative five-year labor agreement last month covering 250,000 drivers, loaders, package sorters, dockworkers and operations team members.
July 5, 2018Dr Pepper Drivers in Chicago Reach Deal, End 40-Day Strike
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More than 150 Chicago Teamsters ended their strike against Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. after ratifying a new four-year contract, union and company officials confirmed July 3.
July 3, 2018Teamsters Retirees Told Pensions Hinge on Government Intervention
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This is it: the last, best chance to save your pension payments, Teamsters and Central State Pension Fund leaders told a crowd of retirees June 23 at the Independence Event Center in Independence, Mo.
June 26, 2018UPS, Teamsters Reach Tentative Deal on Five-Year Contract
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More than five weeks before its contract with UPS expires Aug. 1, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Atlanta-based shipping giant announced late June 21 tentative agreement on a five-year contract that industry officials say could pave the way for UPS to begin Sunday delivery service.
June 22, 2018NLRB Panel Rules Teamsters Ignored Resignation, Dues Queries
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A Teamsters union local deliberately failed to respond to employees of Walt Disney World and UPS Inc. who inquired about resigning from the union or canceling payroll deductions of union dues, the National Labor Relations Board decided.
June 21, 2018UPS, Teamsters Resume Contract Talks as Threat of Strike Looms
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The latest round of face-to-face labor negotiations between UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was slated for the week of June 18, with the threat of a strike looming over the talks if no agreement can be reached before the current five-year contract expires Aug. 1.
June 20, 2018NLRB Rules UPS Illegally Insisted Teamsters Proposal Be Written in English
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UPS Supply Chain Solutions Inc. illegally insisted that a Teamsters union local in Puerto Rico translate its proposal for a collective bargaining agreement from Spanish to English, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.
June 19, 2018Dr Pepper’s ‘Final’ Contract Offer Fizzles With Chicago Deliverers
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A two-week strike by 150 Chicago Teamsters targeting Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. continues after drivers voted overwhelmingly to reject the soft drink company’s latest contract proposal, union officials said June 8.
June 11, 2018UPS Workers Authorize Union to Call First Strike Since 1997
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UPS Inc. workers authorized their union to call what would be the first strike since 1997, giving negotiators more leverage in talks to replace a labor contract that expires at the end of July.
June 5, 2018