![]() ![]() And, you know, when we got into the negotiations over the part-timers, UPS simply said there's no more to give and said we're not going to go any further, and that was it. They need to drive the starting wage rate up, reward the people that have been there a long time and provide full-time opportunity for these folks. ![]() And these part-timers are working at poverty wages. You know, the drivers you see in your neighborhood, the men and women that are delivering packages - you know, UPS is saying they make $93,000, and they may, but they're working 10, 15 hours or overtime, no quality of life, missing Little League games and et cetera.īut what they don't tell you is that there's unsung heroes in those facilities, part-timers that - you know, these trucks do not deliver packages unless they're loaded. on July 5, the company, when we got into the part-time wage rates for starting wage rates and also existing part-timers - you know, we made it clear that poverty - part-time poverty doesn't work, especially at UPS. ![]() O'BRIEN: Well, first off, the union did not walk away. What has been the main sticking point between the union and UPS leadership? In a statement, the company said, quote, "we are proud of what we've put forward in these negotiations, and the Teamsters should return to the table to finalize this deal." So UPS management's saying here the union has walked away. SCHMITZ: So NPR reached out to UPS for comment. And now it's time for them to pay the people that actually make them the success, and that's our 340,000 Teamster members. You know, our members went out there and sacrificed their well-being to provide goods and services, and UPS made record profits, paid out record dividends. O'BRIEN: Well, UPS workers want to be rewarded for their hard work, especially in light of making - UPS making record profits during the pandemic. Here to talk to us about what's at stake in these negotiations is Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien. That's over half of the company's workforce. The Teamsters union represents 340,000 UPS workers. They're running out of time to reach an agreement. Contract negotiations between their union and UPS management broke down this week. United Parcel Service workers are threatening to go on strike. ![]()
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