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April 12, 2019
There was a conference call of the IBT National Negotiating Committee held today. Under review on the call was the passing of the Western Pennsylvania and Local 804 Supplemental Agreements.
Also discussed was the remaining outstanding supplemental agreement, Local 243 Metro Detroit.
The National Negotiating Committee was informed that both size have reached an agreement which the Local 243 Supplemental Negotiating Committee is endorsing to the membership.
There will be an in person, Union Hall vote on April 27 and 28, 2019 for Local 243 members. Results will be posted once they are received.
April 9, 2019
UPS Teamsters Local 804
Supplement Vote Results
UPS Teamsters covered by the Local 804 Supplement Agreement have voted to ratify the agreement. Voting took place over the past several weeks and votes were tallied today.
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UPS – Local 804 Total YES votes:
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Percentage YES:
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Total NO votes:
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Percentage NO:
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Total Votes:
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Eligible Voters:
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Turnout %:
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1724
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79.6%
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441
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20.4%
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2165
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6930
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31%
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UPS Teamsters Western Pennsylvania Supplement Vote Results
UPS Teamsters covered by the Western Pennsylvania Supplement Agreement have voted to ratify the agreement. The supplement covers members in local unions 30, 110, 249, 261, 397, 491, 538, 585 and 926.
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UPS – Western Pennsylvania Total YES votes:
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Percentage YES:
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Total NO votes:
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Percentage NO:
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Total Votes:
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Eligible Voters:
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Turnout %:
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980
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81.6%
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221
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18.4%
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1201
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3002
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40.1%
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March 5, 2019
UPS Teamsters Central Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania and Local 243/Detroit Metro
Supplemental Vote Results
UPS Teamsters covered by the Central Pennsylvania Supplement have ratified the agreement. UPS Teamsters covered by the Western Pennsylvania and Local 243/Metro Detroit supplements have rejected those two agreements.
Voting took place over the past several weeks and votes were tallied today.
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UPS Central Pennsylvania Total YES votes:
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Percentage YES:
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Total NO votes:
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Percentage NO:
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Total Votes:
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Eligible Voters:
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Turnout %:
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744
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43.4%
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971
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56.6%
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1,715
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4,419
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38.81%
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Another supplement yet to be voted on is the Local 804 Supplement. However, a tentative agreement on the Local 804 Supplement has been reached and a vote will take place in the near future.
February 5, 2019 -
UPS Teamsters Ratify Upstate and Western
New York Supplement
UPS Teamsters covered by the Upstate and Western New York Supplement have ratified the agreement.
Voting took place over the past several weeks and votes were tallied today.
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Total YES votes:
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Percentage YES:
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Total NO votes:
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Percentage NO:
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Total Votes:
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Eligible Voters:
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Turnout %:
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642
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34.78%
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1204
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65.22%
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1846
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3979
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46.39%
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Four other supplements remain outstanding: Central Pennsylvania; Western Pennsylvania; Local 804; and Local 243 Metro Detroit.
The national agreement cannot take effect until all the outstanding supplements are ratified. Once ratified, economic improvements are retroactive to August 1, 2018.
December 14, 2018 -
UPS Teamsters Vote to Approve
Trailer Conditioners, Inc. (TCI) Supplement
UPS Teamsters covered by the Trailer Conditioners, Inc. (TCI) Supplement voted today to approve the agreement. The vote count was 61 yes to 45 no.
The TCI Supplement is the first of the six outstanding supplements to be approved in a re-vote by the members. Members at TCI repair trailers and are represented by local unions 385, 480 and 745.
Five supplements remain outstanding: the Central Pennsylvania; the Upstate and West New York; Western Pennsylvania; Local 243 and Metro Detroit; and the Local 804.
November 30, 2018 -
TWO OUTSTANDING UPS SUPPLEMENTS
TO BE RE-VOTED SOON
Two of the six outstanding UPS supplements will go to members for a re-vote soon, Teamsters Package Division Director Denis Taylor said following a conference call with the Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee yesterday.
Chairmen of the outstanding supplements provided updates to the committee regarding negotiations that have taken place since the supplements were rejected during the first vote.
The two supplements that will be re-voted soon are the Central Pennsylvania Supplement and the Upstate and West New York Supplement.
Four others are not yet ready for a re-vote, and negotiations will continue. The four are the Western Pennsylvania Supplement, the Local 243 and Metro Detroit Supplement, the Local 804 Supplement and the Trailer Conditioners, Inc. (TCI) Supplement.
The national UPS contract will not take effect until all the supplements have been ratified.
Visit the UPSRising Facebook page where members can see the latest updates. Go to "UPSRising" on Facebook. Or visit www.upsrising.org to see all the UPS Rising news. Text "UPS" to 86466 to receive text message alerts (message and data rates may apply).
A ballot to cast your vote for the 2018-2023 UPS contracts has been mailed to each member's home.
If you have not received your materials to vote on the UPS contract, contact the local union immediately
at 973-923-7070
Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm,
to request new information so that you can vote.
Requests for new or re-credential voter access credential and voting instructions will be accepted using the web platform until 5:00 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, October 4, 2018.
Remember, Member voting will end at 1:00 pm Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2018.
The ratification tally will start at
8:00 pm Eastern Time on Friday, October 5, 2018.
UPS Teamsters may follow the contract ratification vote results live on Friday, October 5.
There are two ways to participate:
1) You may join a conference call at 7 p.m. Central time/8 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, October 5 to listen to the results. To join the call, dial 866-767-0669.
OR
2) You can watch and listen to the results live at ibt.io/UPSvotecount
To view the flier, click here: https://teamster.org/sites/default/files/ups_vote_count_flier.pdf
September 4, 2018
UPS/UPS Freight Contract Ratification Vote -
Please be advised the official date for balloting materials to be mailed to all eligible members at UPS and UPS Freight will be between Tuesday, September 11th and Friday, September 14, 2018.
The ballots will be counted on Friday, October 5, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
https://upsrising.org/2018/09/04/ups-ups-freight-contract-ratification-vote/
August 17, 2018
Below, please find the links that you can click on and view the tenative agreements for both Local 177 Supplemental agreements, along with the National Master Agreement;
Local 177 Drivers
Local 177 Mechanics and Maintenance
Master Agreement
August 9, 2018
Leaders of UPS and UPS Freight Local Unions Approve Tentative Agreements
https://upsrising.org/2018/08/09/leaders-of-ups-and-ups-freight-local-unions-approve-tentative-agreements/
July 10, 2018
Teamsters Release UPS National Agreement in Principal, Highlights.
Click links below to read the full agreement,
https://teamster.org/sites/default/files/ups-tentative2018-071018web.pdf
https://upsrising.org/2018/07/10/teamsters-release-ups-national-agreement-in-principal-highlights/
June 29, 2018
Since the settlement in principle was reached last week with UPS for the National UPS agreement, plans have been made for negotiations on the supplemental agreements. As stated in the previous contract update (June 21), the supplemental agreements must be resolved and approved by UPS local unions first. This week’s update will focus on the new classification of Full-Time Combination Driver and further materials will be issued about other highlights of the settlement.
There will be a conference call on Tuesday, July 10 for UPS Teamsters to learn more about the proposed contract.
The first call is at 6 p.m. (Eastern) and a second call is at 9 p.m. (Eastern). Members only need to join one call.
The call-in number is (877) 229-8493, and access code is 111566.
https://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/ups_contract_update-2018-4_pager-2_1.pdf
June 21, 2018
The National Negotiating Committee has agreed to a settlement in principle on the National Master UPS agreement, subject to the resolution of supplemental agreements and approval by UPS local unions. The term of the national agreement is set at five years, expiring on July 31, 2023.
Visit www.upsrising.com for more contract update information
UPS STRIKE AUTHORIZATION
UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters Strike Authorizationtion Results:
June 5, 2018
UPS, UPS Freight Members Authorize Strikes, If Necessary
UPS and UPS Freight Teamsters have approved giving their respective negotiating committees the right to call a strike, if necessary.
The UPS members authorized a strike, if necessary, by a 93 percent margin.
At UPS Freight, the margin was 91 percent.
The vote was conducted by electronic secret ballot and the tally was released tonight.
“This vote by our UPS and UPS Freight members gives the negotiating committees bargaining leverage this week and during subsequent negotiations for the national contract and the supplements,” said Denis Taylor, Director of the Teamsters Package Division and Co-Chairman of the Teamsters National UPS Negotiating Committee. “It is very helpful to have the members’ backing as we work toward negotiating strong contracts at UPS and UPS Freight.”
Sign up for the UPS Rising app where you can find the current UPS contract, along with all the UPS contract updates and other news. Visit the UPS Rising Facebook page where members can see the latest updates.
Text “UPS” to 86466 to receive text message alerts (message and data rates may apply).
Visit www.upsrising.com for more contract update information
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