Teamsters vote to authorize UPS strike unless new labor deal is reached by July 31
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Teamsters union members working at UPS have voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike at UPS if no new labor contract is reached by July 31. The union represents 340,000 UPS workers.
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With a deadline of July 31 for a new labor contract, Teamsters drivers nationwide are expected to authorize a strike against UPS Friday. It would authorize leadership to strike if needed.
An authorization vote does not mean that a strike will happen, but it gives Teamsters union leaders the right to call for a national walkout if a contract deal is not reached.
Teamsters union members working at UPS have voted 97% in favor of authorizing a strike at UPS if no new labor contract is reached by July 31. The union represents 340,000 UPS workers.
UPS' 350,000 Teamster member employees have voted to authorize a strike beginning Aug. 1 unless the package delivery giant meets their demands amid ongoing contract negotiations.
United Parcel Service workers that are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are voting on whether to authorize a strike if contract negotiations fail to yield a new agreement.
Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Friday, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and the Teamsters can’t come to an agreement on a new contract.
The decision, with 97% of ballots in favor, clears the way for a potential work stoppage as soon as Aug. 1 and comes days after a tentative deal on new cooling measures that workers hailed as a big step forward in contract talks.
Members of the Teamsters union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike at United Parcel Service in a vote announced Friday. But a strike is still more than seven weeks away, if it happens at all.
United Parcel Service workers represented by the Teamsters voted Friday by a 97% margin to authorize a strike, which would be the biggest for a single employer in United States history.
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