UPS/UPSF Strike Authorization Vote

Ballots are being mailed today on voting to give strike authorization to the IBT at UPS and UPS Freight. We urge all Teamsters to Vote Yes—download and distribute new UPS and UPS Freight bulletins to spread the word.

vote-yes-strike-auth_thumb.jpg

Voting YES does not mean there will be a strike. The UPS and UPS Freight contracts do not expire until August 1, and a strike cannot be called while the contract is in effect.

UPS made $4.9 billion in profits. Voting Yes for strike authorization tells the company and the union that members demand a fair contract.

Download and distribute Vote YES bulletins for UPS Teamsters and UPS Freight Teamsters.

How the Vote Will Work

For the first time, the strike authorization vote will be conducted by electronic balloting through BallotPoint Election Services.

A ballot packet will be mailed to every member at UPS and UPS Freight on May 15.

Members will be able to vote by computer, tablet, iPad, and smart phone—or you can call in and vote by telephone. Every member will be assigned an access code that is unique to each individual voter. No one will know how you voted.

If you do not receive a ballot packet by Monday, May 21, call your Local Union and they will contact BallotPoint to have a replacement voting packet sent to you.

The deadline for voting is 8 p.m. on June 3. The vote count will be on June 5 and the results will be known when contract negotiations are held on June 6.

Click here to see what a voting packet looks like for UPS Teamsters and UPS Freight Teamsters.

Information Brownout Undermines Strike Vote

The Hoffa administration’s information brownout on contract negotiations undermines the strike vote. The IBT is not including any information about the contract issues or what we’re fighting for with the strike authorization ballot.

Some members have asked why they should vote to authorize a strike when they are being kept in the dark about negotiations. But voting No on a strike authorization would be a big mistake.

A weak Yes vote would send the company the wrong message and reduce our bargaining leverage.

We urge all members to Vote Yes and to talk up the vote with other Teamsters.

Stay In the Loop

Contract negotiations are heating up. Now is the time to make sure that you and the members you work with are getting contract updates.

Click here to sign up for contract updates from UPS Teamsters United.  

UPS Freight Teamsters can sign up for UPS Freight updates here.


Related Articles

UPS Contract Not Ratified

UPS Teamsters rejected three supplemental agreements in the East, putting the ratification of the UPS national contract on hold. Click here to read the full story at MakeUPSDeliver.org. Click here for local-by-local results.

UPS Vote Count Results

The 2008 vote count figures below are preliminary. Some numbers will be adjusted in the final, official tally. Southern Supplement Results Local National Agreement Supplement   Yes No Yes No 79 987 348 974 358 217 74 50 72 51 270 274 281 274 283 373 182 96 183 94 385 664 99 653 107 402 77 41 78 40 480 398 187 367 219 512 429 107 423 114 516 188 149 183 152...

UPS Vote Count Underway

The UPS contract ratification vote is underway. Click here for more information from Make UPS Deliver.

UPS Vote Count Begins Friday

The UPS contract vote count begins on Friday, November 16. Click here to read more at MakeUPSDeliver.org.

UPS Freight Agreement--Indy

UPS Freight Agreement--Indy

Related Articles

Get Advice Join TDU Donate

Recent News

Vote Count Update

The first day of the vote count is over. Hoffa-Hall currently have 53.4% of the vote in the East. Fred Zuckerman Teamsters United have 14,250 votes for 46.6% of the ballots counted so far. The vote count will resume on Tuesday morning. The Eastern Region will be counted, followed by the South. View local-by-local results.

Democracy Builds Teamster Power

Teamster ballots will be counted this week. As General President Fred Zuckerman will build union power the same way Teamsters United built its campaign: by informing, uniting and mobilizing members. Hoffa-Hall want Teamsters in the dark and toeing the line. That’s why our union is weak and voter turnout is low—and that’s why Hoffa-Hall have to go. 

View More News Posts