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1. Teamsters Say Negotiations Have Collapsed Negotiations between UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have broken down, the union shared today in a release. The release states that negotiations concluded around 4 a.m. when the Teamsters’ UPS National...

1. Teamsters Pushing UPS for Pay Raises Teamsters and UPS have reached tentative agreements on all non-economic issues - 55 in total, according to Teamsters President Sean O’Brien. With their attention now shifting to economic terms, UPS and the union seem to be...

1. Teamsters Vote to Authorize UPS Strike 97% of rank-and-file UPS Teamsters voted to authorize a strike in what the union called an “overwhelming” majority. The authorization allows the Teamsters UPS National Negotiating Committee to call a strike on August 1, should...

1. Teamsters Begin Votes for UPS Strike Authorization The International Brotherhood of Teamsters began voting to authorize a potential strike of UPS last week. If passed, the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee will then have the authority to call for a strike...

1. FedEx Reaches “Tentative Agreement” with Pilots Union After more than two years of negotiations, FedEx announced they've reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), likely avoiding a potential strike....

1. USPS Hopes to Attract More Commercial Volume The USPS announced objectives for year 3 of their 10-year transformation plan focus on increasing their viability as a commercial parcel option. Through new facilities, the Postal Service aims to offer new services and...

1. FedEx Pilots Authorize Strike FedEx pilots, pushing for higher wages following successful negotiations from other pilot groups, overwhelmingly passed a vote to authorize a potential strike. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) reported a 97% voter turnout from...

1. UPS and Teamsters Negotiations Shift to National Agreement 3 weeks after talks in Washington D.C. began, UPS and the Teamsters began negotiating on the national-level collective bargaining agreement last Monday. This came after the union refused to talk on the...

1. FedEx Freight Closing 29 Locations, Furloughing Employees FedEx’s less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary, FedEx Freight, has announced plans to close 29 facilities and consolidate their operations into other locations, effective in August. According to the company,...

1. UPS Fighting to Retain Major Clients Last week, UPS shared their Q1 earnings report with investors, citing volume slowdowns and lowering their earnings forecast for the rest of the year. This, paired with fears of a potential strike from their Teamsters employees,...