UPS to Prepare Nonunion Staff to Ship Packages
UPS says coaching will not have an effect on present operations. (Alex Wong/Getty Pictures through Bloomberg Information)
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UPS Inc. plans to coach nonunion workers to assist ship packages within the occasion of a labor disruption within the U.S., underscoring the potential for a strike as a vital negotiating deadline nears.
The continuity-training classes within the coming weeks gained’t have an effect on negotiations with the Worldwide Brotherhood of Teamsters or have an effect on operations, UPS mentioned July 14 in a press release. A UPS spokesman declined to say what number of employees it plans to coach.
“Whereas we have now made nice progress and are near reaching an settlement, we have now a duty as a necessary service supplier to take steps to assist guarantee we will ship our clients’ packages if the Teamsters select to strike,” the corporate mentioned within the assertion.
UPS is negotiating with the union, which represents about 340,000 UPS employees, to resume a five-year contract that expires on the finish of this month and will result in a possible strike on Aug. 1 if a deal can’t be reached. The wage enhance for part-time employees has develop into a sticking level within the talks.
A Teamsters consultant didn’t instantly touch upon the plan to coach nonunion employees.
UPS delivers about 19 million packages a day within the U.S., and it’s unlikely that opponents would be capable to take up all that quantity. Rival courier FedEx Corp. has been encouraging transport clients to change to its service in current weeks.
UPS Inc. ranks No. 1 on the Transport Matters High 100 record of the most important for-hire carriers in North America.
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