UPS Strike Averted , With Tentative Deal.<br />UPS and the Teamsters union reached a tentative deal on July 25, Politico reports.<br />The new contract has been in <br />negotiations for three months.<br />If a deal was not reached, the Teamsters <br />were planning to strike as early as Aug. 1.<br />Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien commented on the tentative agreement. .<br />Rank-and-file UPS Teamsters sacrificed everything to get this country through a pandemic and enabled UPS to reap record-setting profits, Sean O’Brien, Teamsters General President, via statement.<br />We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it, Sean O’Brien, Teamsters General President, via statement.<br />UPS CEO Carol Tomé said that the deal , "continues to reward UPS’ full- and part-time <br />employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while <br />retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.".<br />UPS CEO Carol Tomé said that the deal , "continues to reward UPS’ full- and part-time <br />employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while <br />retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.".<br />The five-year agreement "would create <br />7,500 new full-time jobs" and increase pay <br />for some workers, Politico reports. .<br />The contract still requires ratification, with a vote taking place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 22. .<br />The contract still requires ratification, with a vote taking place between Aug. 3 and Aug. 22.
