Delivery drivers and package handlers were designated essential workers during the pandemic, and many worked extra hours to cope with outsized demand. They have made their entire campaign about their personal feud with retiring President Hoffa, he said. Despite a pandemic-induced dip in online sales, e-commerce remains a robust market segment, and delivery companies seek greater workforce flexibility to provide weekend services. googletag.enableServices(); Taylor, who left the package directors role following the recent general election, currently runs Local 570 in Baltimore. Please contact Local 705 for information or with questions. }); googletag.cmd.push(function() { The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. Frustration with then-Teamsters leadership boiled over in 2018 when the tentative UPS contract approved by union leaders was imposed on the rank and file although the contract was rejected by the majority of those who voted on it. What is Teamster Rank & File Education and Legal Defense Foundation (TRF)? The following links are to PDF files of the printed contract books. Teamsters Local 710 Wins Major UPS Arbitration on Personal Vehicle }); OBrien and Zuckerman have long histories with UPS. window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag.defineSlot('/21776187881/fw-responsive-main_content-slot2', [[468, 60], [728, 90], [300, 100], [320, 50]], 'div-gpt-ad-1665767472470-0').defineSizeMapping(gptSizeMaps.banner1).addService(googletag.pubads()); UPS starts contract negotiations with Teamsters Union - New York Post The kind of reporting we do is essential to democracy, but it is not easy, cheap, or profitable. Local 705 Agreement: the Local has not made their agreement publicly available. He said over the past six months, retaliation and harassment has ramped up. The parties are scheduled to resume bargaining next on February 3rd & 4th, and have several more dates scheduled throughout February. The Online Home of Teamsters Local 710 - Representing more than 13,500 workers across the Midwest The next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, April 30 at the Union Hall or virtually online - Click here to register for Zoom! 25s 2023 Consolidated Municipal Primary Endorsements, Victory for Working Families and Illinois Democrats. The contract contains numerous regional and local supplemental accords that address more localized union demands. By signing up, I agree to receive emails from The Intercept and to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The 1.2 million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters is one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., with a vast marble headquarters and billions in pension fund assets. The 250,000-strong UPS contract and prospects for organizing Amazon are intertwined: To be able to organize Amazon, UPS members have to be engaged in the union through a contract that they support (across the labor movement, most union contracts are approved by large majorities), and in the long term, Amazon could use its expanding monopoly power to squeeze UPSs bottom line, threatening the long-term viability of a company with one of the largest union memberships in the country. Landing Page for UPS 2023 Contract - Teamsters Local Union No. 174 UPS said its part-time employees currently receive at least $16.20 an hour and average $20 an hour after 30 days, and these workers receive the same health care benefits as its full-time employees, a pension, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.