UPS has begun the rollout of its illegal plan to try to buyout full-time Teamsters with paltry pay offs

[T-Link Reporter]

UPS has begun the rollout of its illegal plan to try to buyout full-time Teamsters with paltry pay offs. Rank-and-file UPS Teamsters are united in a simple message for CEO Carol Tomé: our jobs are NOT for sale!



“UPS is trying to weasel its way out of creating good union jobs by dangling insulting buyouts in front of Teamsters drivers,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “UPS is obligated to establish tens of thousands of new full-time jobs under our agreement. We urge all members to be prepared to file grievances against UPS for this illegal violation of our national contract.”



UPS Teamsters cannot be paid off and we will not be sold out. The multibillion-dollar company wants to further inflate its bottom line by attempting to reduce labor costs. But UPS must honor its legal commitments to 340,000 Teamsters. Our historic five-year agreement guarantees the company must fill at least 22,500 permanent full-time jobs with existing part-time workers and create at least 7,500 additional full-time jobs during the final three years of the contract.





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