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Teamsters Release UPS National Agreement in Principle, Highlights

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The Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee has released the National Agreement in Principle and highlights of the agreement. The highlights are available in this update (see below) and the agreement is available here.

“The proposed contract provides all our UPS members—full-time and part-time workers—with tremendous gains in wages, benefits and working conditions for years to come,” said Denis Taylor, Director of the Teamsters Package Division and Co-Chairman of the Teamsters Negotiating Committee. “We are releasing the proposed contract and highlights now so that our members have the latest and most accurate information.”

At press time, union negotiators are meeting to finalize the supplemental agreements. We have ageed to a contract extension that allows the leaders of local unions that represent UPS members to review the proposed national contract and supplements. Upon the leaders’ approval, members will then have the opportunity to vote electronically to ratify the National Agreement and their supplements.

“We will continue to keep our members informed as the process moves forward,” Taylor said. “We appreciate our members continued input and support. We look forward to wrapping up these long, challenging negotiations so that our members will win the security they need and deserve for themselves and for their families.”

 

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL AGREEMENT

 

Highlights – UPS National Agreement in Principle

The following are highlights of contract improvements contained in the UPS National Agreement in Principal for 2018 – 2023 – a five-year agreement. After each article and section notation is a summary of the proposed change.

PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

NEW START RATE AS OF: 

8/1/18     $13.00

8/1/19     $14.00

8/1/20     $14.50

8/1/21     $15.00

8/1/22     $15.50

Part-time employees currently earning less than $13.00 per hour will receive an increase to at least $13.00 per hour on August 1, 2018. If the General Wage Increase (.70) added to the employee’s current rate exceeds $13.00, the employee receives the higher wage.

ARTICLE 34: Enhanced part-time pension under UPS Pension Plan

Insurance will be provided to part-time employees and their spouses/dependents on the payroll or hired after August 1, 2018 after nine (9) months employment, down from one (1) year in the current agreement.

General Wage Increase for all part-time workers:

ARTICLE 22.4: COMBINATION DRIVERS

ARTICLE 26

ARTICLE 26: NEW HIGH-PAYING SLEEPER TEAM JOBS

On August 1, 2018: Single: .8442; Double: .8626; Triple: .8810

On August 1, 2019: Single: .08613; Double: .8800 Triple: .8988

On August 1, 2020: Single: .8796; Double: .8987; Triple: .9197

On August 1, 2021: Single: .9001; Double: .9196; Triple: .9393

On August 1, 2022: Single: .9229; Double: .9429; Triple: .9631

 

ARTICLE 34: HEALTH & WELFARE & PENSION

ARTICLE 37

ARTICLE 41: WAGES

General Wage Increase:

A total $4.15 cent increase as of 8/1/22.

No split wage increases.

Increased progression rates. Many full-time employees in progression will get more than $3.00 per hour increase on August 1, 2018.

The top rate will increase each year to just over $40.00 per hour on August 1, 2022.

Improved pay and progression for mechanics.

 

ARTICLE 43: PREMIUM SERVICES

Additionally, the new mileage progression increases significantly for those drivers in progression as follows:

  Single Double Triple
Start .5816 .5939 .6062
Twelve (12) Months .6203 .6335 .6466
Twenty-Four (24) Months .6591 .6731 .6871
Thirty-Six (36) Months .6979 .7127 .7275
Forty-Eight (48) Months TOP RATE TOP RATE TOP RATE

Mileage paid drivers in progression on August 1, 2018 shall be slotted into the above progression.

 

CLICK HERE to View the Entire Proposed National Agreement

Click here to download a PDF of this update and highlights

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