A tentative agreement between UPS and its unionized workforce was hailed as 'historic' this week, with Teamsters leadership boasting that they 'changed the game.'
between UPS and its unionized workforce was hailed as"historic" this week, with Teamsters leadership boasting that they"changed the game."
"A lot of us are frustrated and disappointed," said Jose Francisco Negrete, a package handler in Anaheim, California, who has been working at UPS for 25 years. Negrete, who also works part-time as a classroom assistant, is part of a contingent of workers pushing for a $25 hourly minimum for part-timers.
"In the middle of July, it's sometimes cooler outside than it is inside," said Holly Baca, a part-time package sorter who has worked in an Oklahoma City facility for 11 years. 1982 was the year those concessions started. Part-time workers' pay was cut to $8.50 an hour, 30% below full-time workers at the time, and has barely moved for decades. If the pay had risen with inflation, it would be over $26 today, but still just over half the rate that full-time UPS workers gained in the agreement.
"Out of the gate, the winners were the Teamsters. Over the course of five years — we'll see," said Amling.
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