A UPS truck drives by as Sean M. O'Brien, left, teamsters general president, UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally Friday, July 21, 2023, in Atlanta, as a national strike deadline nears. The Teamsters said Friday that they will resume contract negotiations with UPS, marking an end to a stalemate that began two weeks ago when both sides walked away from talks while blaming each other. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Sean M. O’Brien
(New York, NY) — UPS and the Teamsters union will return to the bargaining table tomorrow to try and avert a walkout by package handlers. One of the biggest stumbling blocks is pay, particularly for part-time UPS workers. 340-thousand UPS workers are threatening to strike if they do not have a new contract in place by the time it expires at the end of the month. One economist predicts a 10-day strike by UPS workers could cost the US economy five billion dollars.
