UPS "Pleads" for more talks.

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UPS PLEADS TO KEEP BARGAINING WITH MORE MONEY, TEAMSTERS DEMAND MORE PROGRESS


O’Brien, Teamsters Negotiating Committee to Hold Press Conference July 1


Today, UPS — under extraordinary pressure from the Teamsters to deliver a strong contract — gave the union a revised counterproposal with significant movement on wages and other economic language. The company pleaded for the opportunity to continue negotiating, pledging across the table to reach a deal no later than July 5 for 340,000 Teamster package delivery drivers and warehouse logistics workers nationwide.


“UPS Teamsters have strategically navigated this process for maximum leverage against this multibillion-dollar corporation. At every step, we are forcing them to do what they don’t want to do, which is give our members more money and better protections at work,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “We have repeatedly told UPS that a new contract must be in place by August 1. The Teamsters will not work one minute beyond the expiration of our current agreement. UPS did not want to make progress on economics, but they conceded today that they will reach a deal by July 5 because they have no choice.”


“UPS came back with real movement, but it isn’t enough. After they left the room, our national committee had a long dialogue and the universal consensus was to continue our leverage campaign. One of two things is going to happen next — UPS will come to terms on a deal we can confidently recommend to our members or UPS will fail and the company will put itself on the street,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “Thousands of UPS Teamsters are practice picketing right now across the country, showing UPS how serious we are about getting the best contract in our history.”


O’Brien, Zuckerman, and the full UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee will hold a press conference outside Teamsters headquarters on Saturday, July 1, to provide an up-to-the minute progress report of UPS’s actions at the bargaining table.


The Teamsters are fighting to win a strong agreement at UPS that guarantees better pay for all workers, eliminates a two-tier wage system, increases full-time jobs, resolves safety and health concerns, and provides stronger protections against managerial harassment.


“We break our backs working for this company. UPS needs to recognize our sacrifices not just with empty words, calling us ‘essential workers,’ but by putting the pay, benefits, and protections we deserve into a contract,” said Cesar Castro, a part-time UPS Teamster with Local 396 in Los Angeles and a member of the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee. “Every UPS Teamster expects this by July 5 or we will be ready to strike.”


UPS recorded $100 billion in revenue and over $13 billion in profits last year alone.


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WHAT:

UPS Teamsters Press Conference


WHO:

Sean M. O’Brien, Teamsters General President; Fred Zuckerman, Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer; the UPS Teamsters National Negotiating Committee


WHEN:

Saturday, July 1, 12:00 p.m. EDT


WHERE:

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Headquarters

25 Louisiana Ave., NW,

Washington, D.C. 20001


The event will be livestreamed at https://ibt.io/July1UPSLive

[Faust]

So O'Brien's ultimatum of 48 hours was put in his brief case?

[ReadytoStrike]

Show us the damn proposals! Way past time OBrien

[Magruder]

He'll have a press conference before we even know what our proposals were. We have to rely on leaks.

[Magruder]

At what point do we as a union loose all credibility?

[Gimliboston9]

“ Proposals ? We don’t need no proposals! We don’t need to show you no stinking proposals! “

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[DanaCos]

I think it is becoming abundantly clear that this whole negotiation process was flubbed from the beginning. Starting and delaying negotiations till the last minute, negotiating the supplements first, late strike authorization vote, no strike notifications and the list goes on.

This is what happens when you support and vote for a guy who cared less about the healthcare issue and gave in to concessions in 2013 and another Fraud who screwed his members at Local 89 and only used the Vote No Movement in 2013 to get to a higher office. Let's not forget what he did to his members at Jeffboat in 2001.

I for one am becoming very concerned that we are going to get sold out once again.

[Faust]

I think it is becoming abundantly clear that this whole negotiation process was flubbed from the beginning. Starting and delaying negotiations till the last minute, negotiating the supplements first, late strike authorization vote, no strike notifications and the list goes on.

This is what happens when you support and vote for a guy who cared less about the healthcare issue and gave in to concessions in 2013 and another Fraud who screwed his members at Local 89 and only used the Vote No Movement in 2013 to get to a higher office. Let's not forget what he did to his members at Jeffboat in 2001.

I for one am becoming very concerned that we are going to get sold out once again.

Especially the part-timers!

[Davis]

this is what the company updated Latest updates


June 30, 2023 – We are encouraged the Teamsters are ready to continue negotiations and discuss our most recent proposal. Productive discussions are critical at this stage of the process. We look forward to the union’s input so we can reach a timely agreement and provide certainty for our employees, our customers and the U.S. economy.

[Davis]

they look forward to the unions input LOL

[DanaCos]

Yeah, certainty that we will get screwed.

[JT67]

So O'Brien's ultimatum of 48 hours was put in his brief case?

It looks like UPS is countering with more money. I believe if you counter they have to respond or its an unfair labor practice charge.

[Thisischange?]

The part timers will take it in the shorts again. Get ready for in person voting, and no release of the numbers. These guys have disdain for the members.

[JT67]

The part timers will take it in the shorts again. Get ready for in person voting, and no release of the numbers. These guys have disdain for the members.

We don’t know that yet. I would understand your statement if Hoffa was still here but he’s gone. I am skeptical just like you but don’t know yet.