UPS Changes Pregnancy Policy, Will Try to Offer Lighter-Duty Jobs
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10/29/2014
UPS is changing its policy with respect to pregnant employees and will try to accommodate them with light-duty work.
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Policy Change Punishes Pregnant Women
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Download the Docket for the UPS National Grievance Panel
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Full-Time Jobs Giveaway Hurts Our Pensions
September 25, 2014: More ground deliveries should mean more full-time jobs—and more participants in Teamster pension funds. But a review of pension data shows what’s happening is just the opposite. As ground volume has grown in recent years, the number of full-time jobs has fallen.
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