Teamsters President Sean O’Brien called the plan “illegal” and said it violated the union’s 2023 contract. He pointed out that the contract requires UPS to create 22,500 more jobs.

UPS announced in April it was cutting 20,000 jobs and closing 73 facilities. ... The Teamsters union, which represents about 330,000 workers at UPS, was first to announce the buyout plans, ...

UPS said Thursday it had approached the Teamsters — the union that represents its drivers — on the buyout plan. The company said it remains “committed to the agreements we reached in 2023 ...

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to offer voluntary buyouts to union-represented delivery drivers for the first time in the company’s history as part of an effort to boost profit by slimming ...

But according to the Teamsters union -- which represents 340,000 UPS (NYSE:UPS) drivers -- the “illegal” plan violates the contract between UPS and the Teamsters signed in August 2023, and ...

Two years ago, the Teamsters and UPS agreed to the contract after a contentious bargaining period that saw the 1.3-million-member union threaten to go on strike.

On Thursday, the courier offered its U.S. drivers a voluntary buyout as part of "the largest network reconfiguration in UPS history." ...

The so-called “Driver Voluntary Severance Plan” is the latest part of the company’s jobs massacre, including plans to eliminate 20,000 jobs this year.

Two years ago Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien touted a “historic” labor agreement with United Parcel Service. Now comes the rest of the story, and it isn’t pretty.

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on the announcement from UPS in today's earnings call that the delivery and ...

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien on the announcement from UPS in today's earnings call that the delivery and ...