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Teamsters reach agreement with UPS

Aug 4, 2023

Contract ratification began Aug. 3 and will run through Aug. 22, at which point the results will be announced.

Teamsters set August 1 strike date at UPS

Jul 21, 2023

An estimated 340,000 Teamsters-represented workers at UPS are set to strike after their contract expires if no new agreement is in place.

Graphic Communications Conference leaves the Teamsters union

Jul 6, 2023

Before it became a division of the Teamsters in 2004, the union was known as the Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU).

Breakthroughs in bargaining as UPS counts down to Aug. 1 strike

Jul 3, 2023

UPS has agreed to eliminate a two-tier wage system, end forced overtime on drivers’ days off, and establish MLK Day as a full holiday.

United Airlines unions unite on bargaining

Dec 14, 2022

Together, the 78,000 workers represented by the five member unions make up 85% of United Airlines’ workforce.

Shakeup in Teamsters leadership

Dec 1, 2021

Teamsters general president Jimmy Hoffa Jr. is retiring at age 80, and his chosen successor just lost a leadership vote in a landslide.

Teamsters announce new 5-year contract at UPS, despite member vote to reject it

Oct 8, 2018

The Teamsters UPS contract is the largest collective bargaining agreement in North America, and comes at a time that UPS is booming thanks to online shopping.

Teamsters reach deal at UPS

Jul 2, 2018

If ratified, a new five-year nationwide contract will cover 260,000 workers.

UPS Teamsters authorize strike

Jun 11, 2018

About 280,000 workers could walk out as soon as Aug. 1.

Labor Council takes stand against soda tax initiative

May 23, 2017

The Labor Council is discouraging union members from signing the initiative petitions.