A Cool Move: UPS Trucks To Have Air Conditioning, Fans Under Proposed Contract

[douglas9]

United Parcel is known for having delivery vehicles with no doors. But that soon could change.

Teamsters Union leaders announced Tuesday that the company has reached a tentative agreement to add “air conditioning systems, new heat shields and additional fans.”

The union and UPS are in negotiations ahead of a possible strike. The current contract expires Monday, July 31, and leaders of the Teamsters have approved a strike if there’s no settlement by then.

The open-air vehicles allow UPS drivers practically to stand as they drive, then step off and on when making deliveries.

But NBC News reports those dark brown trucks can get red-hot during summer. Federal inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have documented heat index readings as high as 126 degrees.

https://knewz.com/truck-heat-packages-ups-teamsters-contract/

[Effete Snob]

1. My goodness, paychecks, air conditioning... what will they want next?

It's almost as if they want to be treated like people.

[Native]

2. About damn time!

[NoRethugFriends]

3. Excellent article about this in The New Yorker from maybe three months ago

Talks about hte relationship between the company and the workers

[Phil01]

4. The no doors thing was always a security risk. n/t