Part-Time Poverty by the Numbers
November 21, 2012: Part-time wages are at an all-time low at UPS. How much do part-timers deserve a raise? Consider these facts...
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November 21, 2012: Part-time wages are at an all-time low at UPS. How much do part-timers deserve a raise? Consider these facts...
November 2, 2012: The International Union is maintaining an information Brownout as contract negotiations continue.
September 28, 2012: Yesterday the International Union gave UPS management the union's initial contract proposals. This is your contract and TDU is making our Union's proposals available to members to download and review.
September 21, 2012: The International Union briefed local union officers in Chicago today on the union's proposals for UPS contract negotiations. Bargaining on the national contract opens on Sept. 27.
September 18, 2012: The International Union will meet with local union officers this Friday to finalize the Union's bargaining proposals for negotiations with UPS Freight and UPS.
Every one of UPS' millions of shippers should be aware of the time line of the talks, and the potential economic impact the settlement will have on their shipping costs.
July 27, 2012: When Robb Breck came back in June from a year serving in combat zones in Afghanistan, he really needed some time with his family. Instead UPS denied his vacation and ordered him back to work.
July 24, 2012: Headed into contract negotiations, UPS continues to make big profits, especially in the package and freight divisions where Teamster members work.
Send UPS a message: it's time for a raise!
UPS said it has completed testing of its "plastic trucks," a composite-bodied vehicle that's lighter and uses 40% less fuel than its current package cars, and will soon add 150 of the new vehicles to its delivery fleet.