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Watch Webinar: Enforcing Heat Safety Rights at UPS

Posted on May 15, 2025

UPS Teamsters won new contract language protecting our right to work safely when temperatures rise. Watch the webinar to learn about heat safety rights under Article 18 of the contract and how to enforce them. Then scroll for resources, including heat safety wallet cards, printable fact sheets, and a parking lot meeting guide.

Heat Safety Rights Resources

The IBT has created Heat Safety Wallet Cards for drivers to take on the go. Fill out this form and we'll send you cards. 

Click here to order Heat Safety Wallet Cards

Toolkit

This toolkit includes:

IBT Know Your Rights Leaflet

IBT UPS Teamsters Driver Fact Sheet

IBT Inside Workers' Safety Rights Fact Sheet

9.5 Rights Guide

Heat Safety Parking Lot Meeting Guide

Heat Safety Petitions

Click here to download the leaflet 

Click here to download the Driver Fact Sheet

Click here to download the Inside Workers' Safety Rights Fact Sheet

Download the 9.5 Guide

Click here to download the Parking Lot Meeting Guide

Click here to download Heat Safety Petitions 

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