UPS – Page 5 – Teamsters Local 769

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May

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UPS & UPS Freight Teamsters, Have You Received Your Strike-Authorization Ballot?

You should have received your UPS or UPS Freight strike-authorization voting materials, which includes a credential to vote electronically, by now. Materials were mailed out on May 15. If you have your voting materials, your Negotiating Committee urges you to vote YES now to authorize the UPS or UPS Freight Negotiating Committee to call a strike in the event the committee is unable to negotiate an acceptable collective bargaining agreement. If you haven’t received your voting materials, contact your Teamsters Local 769 immediately to request a new credential or re-credential code for voting. Requests for a new credential or re-credential code…

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May

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Raising Awareness on the UPS and UPS Freight Strike Authorization Vote

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May

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UPS, UPS Freight Strike-Authorization Vote Timeline

UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters will vote soon to consider giving their respective negotiating committees the right to call a strike, if necessary. The vote will be conducted by secret ballot as UPS and UPS Freight contract votes have been done in the past, but this time UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters will be using the telephone and Internet through the BallotPoint Election Services voting system. All members will receive a standard ballot packet in the mail. But instead of a paper ballot that needs to be mailed, each member will receive an individual access code and simple instructions on…

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May

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UPS Local Union Leaders Approve Strike Authorization Vote By Members

On Tuesday, May 8 leaders of local unions that represent UPS members approved a strike-authorization vote by members later this month. The local union leaders overwhelmingly approved proceeding with the member vote. Members will vote electronically. Details will be forthcoming soon. Sign up for the UPS Rising app where you can find the current UPS contract, along with all the UPS contract updates and other news. Visit the UPS Rising Facebook page where members can see the latest updates. Or go to www.upsrising.org to see all the UPS Rising news. Text “UPS” to 86466 to receive text message alerts (message and data rates may apply).

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Apr

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UPS Negotiations Focus on Economics and Subcontracting

The Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee concluded its seventh round of negotiations this week in which the committee made an initial economic proposal. The initial proposal addresses Article 22 – Part-Time Employees; Article 34 – Health & Welfare and Pension; Article 40 – Air Operation; and Article 41 – Full-Time Employees. The following are highlights from the union’s economic proposals: Article 22: Increasing the part-time starting wage rate and improving the wage structure is a top priority to the membership. As Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa told UPS at the opening of the negotiations, “a 20th century wage structure does not work…

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Apr

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6th Week of UPS Negotiations Focus on Subcontracting and Preparing for Economics

The Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee concluded the sixth round of negotiations this week and focused on subcontracting and other issues. The UPS Freight National Negotiating Committee made strides on compensation claims, equipment and safety, and other issues. This week was very productive in terms of moving forward on the issue of subcontracting, which continues to be a major issue for our members in many areas of the country,” said Denis Taylor, Director of the Teamsters Package Division and Co-Chairman of the Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee. “We are in a good position now to move into economic proposals and…

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Mar

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UPS Contract Update – Fifth Week of Negotiations

The Teamsters UPS National Negotiating Committee has concluded its fifth week of negotiations and the next round of negotiations are scheduled for the week of April 8. The following is a full report of the progress that has been made. Sign up for the UPS Rising mobile app where you can find the current UPS contract, along with all the UPS contract updates and other news. Visit the UPS Rising Facebook page where members can see the latest updates. Text “UPS” to 86466 to receive text message alerts (message and data rates may apply).

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Mar

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Update for Fourth Round of UPS and UPS Freight Negotiations

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Jan

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Teamsters Present Initial UPS & UPS Freight Contract Proposals to Company

The Teamsters National Negotiating Committee presented the union’s initial UPS and UPS Freight contract proposals to the company today, marking the start of negotiations. These are the initial contract proposals and are subject to change during negotiations. UPS members may view the UPS proposal here. UPS Freight members may view the UPS Freight proposal here. UPS and UPS Freight members may also view the proposals by downloading the UPS Rising app. If you have not downloaded the app, we encourage you to do so to receive the most up-to-date information.Download the app here. Negotiations are scheduled to continue through Thursday…

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Jan

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UPS & UPS Freight Contract Negotiations Update Call

To all UPS and UPS Freight members of Teamsters Local 769. UPS and UPS Freight contract negotiations will kick off in late January. For an update on the process of negotiations and what you can do to be involved, please join Denis Taylor, Director, IBT Package Division, for a conference call on January 28. Register for the call, here. View the flier for more information.