Teamsters Walk Out of Bargaining after UPS Makes Insulting Offer

[Omaha Steve]

https://mailchi.mp/labornotes/20230512dispatch-164271?e=32a0aa6236



After reaching tentative agreements on all the noneconomic items, the Teamsters presented their economic proposal to UPS this week.

Management's counterproposal was so bad (see leaked details here) that the union bargaining team walked away from the table yesterday, saying it would not meet again until the company makes a realistic and respectful economic offer.

“The Teamsters will not bargain or accept any contract that’s cost-neutral," Teamsters President Sean O'Brien said. UPS raked in a record profit of $13.9 billion last year.

The contract expires July 31, and last week UPS Teamsters voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if necessary.

It's solidarity time! Practice picketing around the country will begin this week, and everyone's invited to show up and show support in the nation's biggest private sector union contract fight. Join a briefing with Teamsters for a Democratic Union this Wednesday to find out how you can help:

TDU BRIEFING: MAKE UPS DELIVER FOR THE WORKING CLASS
Wednesday, June 28, at 8 p.m. Eastern.
SIGN UP HERE (@ link)

[Beachnutt]

1. Hell yes,

Don't settle for a bullshit contract and never give up what you have already fought for.
Go TDU
https://www.tdu.org/

[RainCaster]

2. Here's the insulting offer

Link to tweet

?s=46

Details for those who don't do twitter:
Details for Part-time and Combo drivers:
Wage increases:
2023 $0.55
2024 $0.55
2025 $0.55
2026 $0.60
2027 $0.60

Starting wages:
Starting $17.00
12 months $18.00
24 months $19.00
36 months $23.00
48 months $27.00

Details for Full time drivers:
Wage increases:
2023 $0.500
2024 $0.50
2025 $0.50
2026 $0.55
2027 $0.55

Starting wages:
Starting $21.00
12 months $23.00
24 months $24.00
36 months $28.75
48 months $32.00

Starting wages for inside personnel:
Starting $17.00
12 months $18.00
24 months $19.00
36 months $21.00
48 months $24.00

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. Until July 31st

they should do a sickout to show power. Reagan broke the unions and it has been a hard slog getting back to even a pathetic level of fairness.

[moniss]

4. That starting wage for

inside personnel is only about 65% of what the grocery warehouses around me are paying for starting help. If they do strike please help support them by being sure that the things you order are being shipped by other methods whenever possible. Also don't forget that you can send them a pizza or two while they are on the picket line. I have supported strikers in the past and refused to cross picket lines in order to make deliveries or pick up shipments and I'm damned proud to say I did. I remember when the Caterpillar workers were on strike years ago and were at the truck gate in Pennsylvania. I saw them, I stopped my truck before getting to the guard shack and I walked to where they were standing off to the side of the drive. They were not impeding anybody or anything but just letting people know they were on strike. I talked with them for a minute and they told me it was no problem for me to pass. But I told them I would not come in to pick up the shipment and that crossing a picket line was not alright with me. They thanked me and I walked back to my truck. Turned around and called the freight broker and explained that I didn't know there was a strike when he gave me the load. No problem on his end either. I went to the truck stop and felt good even though I needed the money that load would have paid. Don't sell out. Find another way or take the sacrifice that comes but don't sell out. Do it that way and you won't have to wonder who that is looking back at you in the mirror. You also won't feel like having to lower your eyes.