New COVID-19 Side Deal Lets UPSers Work Vacations
The IBT Package Division has signed a new side agreement with UPS on a “COVID-19 Vacation Bank” that allows drivers who want to spend more time at work during a pandemic to voluntarily work their vacations.
IBT Gives OK for Part-Timers to Deliver With Personal Cars
The IBT has approved a letter of agreement to allow UPS to possibly utilize part-timers to deliver overflow volume in their personal cars, if volume grows significantly.
Unity Wins for Metro-Philadelphia UPSers
UPS Teamsters in Lawnside, NJ have won PPE and improved conditions for hub workers by sticking together to stand up to management.
Nashville Teamsters Take Action for Safety, Win Improvements
Fed up with unsanitary and unsafe working conditions, UPS Teamsters in Nashville Local 480 took action. In less than a week, the company changed its practices and began improving conditions.
TeamCare Extends Health Benefits for Laid-Off Members
In a win for working Teamsters, laid-off members who are covered by our union’s largest Health & Welfare Fund will receive up to eight weeks of continued healthcare coverage at no cost to members.
Your Rights If You’re Exposed to COVID-19 at Work
OSHA and CDC guidelines are clear about what management should do if someone in your workplace tests positive for COVID-19. Here's what to do if management isn’t following the rules.
Real Deal or Another Empty Promise?
On a Teamster podcast, Package Division Director Denis Taylor claims he’s negotiated an agreement for Teamster drivers to get a UPS purchase order so they can buy PPE and critical safety supplies out on their routes. Is this a real agreement or another empty promise from the Hoffa administration?
New York UPSers Take Action to Protect Themselves & the Public
UPS Teamsters in New York City are taking action to protect themselves and the public in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chicago Local 705 Members Vote on Using Strike Fund for H&W in Crisis
Teamsters in Chicago Local 705 will vote this week on a proposal made by the union's leadership to use between one to two million dollars of the strike fund to extend health care benefits to members laid off as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
UPS Teamsters United in the Green Mountain State
Fed up with dangerous working conditions, rank-and-file Teamsters in Vermont Local 597 took action and won results.
