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.
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