‘This is on the company’: UPS workers vote to strike as negotiations continue

Push in new contract include air conditioning in vehicles, pay increases for part-time workers and end to two-tier wages

About 340,000 workers at shipping giant UPS, represented by the Teamsters, have voted to authorize a strike when their current five year contract expires on 31 July if a new tentative agreement isn’t reached with the company by then.

Voting began last week at local union halls around the US. Workers voted 97 percent in favor approving the strike authorization. Negotiations on the national agreement between UPS and the Teamsters began in early May 2023 and remain ongoing.