Teamsters and Atlanta-based UPS to resume negotiations next week as contract deadline approaches

UPS teamsters and workers hold a rally in downtown Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

The Teamsters said Wednesday they will resume contract negotiations with UPS next week, marking an end to a stalemate that began two weeks ago when both sides walked away from talks while blaming each other.

The union, which represents 340,000 UPS workers, credited the picketing and rallies it’s been holding across the country for getting the delivery company back to the negotiating table before the current contract expires on July 31.

It said UPS reached out to resume negotiations.