Flashback August 2023 Teamsters announce a historic labor agreement with UPS.

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"Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS," Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien said in a statement. "This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers."
He said the contract set a new standard for pay and benefits.

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UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations : NPR


Today

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs

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Though the earnings report did not directly mention any financial impacts from negotiations with the Teamsters in August over labor contracts, Tomé cited the talks and the macroeconomic environment more broadly as contributing to the “disappointing” year.

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UPS announces 12,000 job cuts; reports drop in package volume



ooops didn't see that coming

It is also cutting ties with Amazon.

I wonder if this will be mentioned in the Lori Chavez-DeRemer Labor Dept confirmation hearings . She is the daughter of a Teamster and very pro -union.She championed UPS workers right to strike
Teamsters Local 776