Teamsters ratify new five-year contract with Atlanta-based UPS, ending strike threat

UPS Teamsters and workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles, as a national strike deadline nears on July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

UPS Teamsters Union members have voted to ratify a new five-year contract, officially shutting the door on any strike risk at the Atlanta-based delivery company.

Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86% in favor of the collective bargaining agreement. Over the next five years, the 340,000 union-represented UPS workers can look forward to air conditioning in vehicles, improved benefits, upgraded safety measures for drivers and increased wages.

Negotiators for the Atlanta-based delivery company and the Teamsters agreed to the deal in late July, with the ratification avoiding a nationwide strike.