They got shafted. Better than before, but nowhere near enough.
This is pretty incredible news.
Far as I can recall this is the first significant Union gain in a while.
Which makes me wonder which way will go from here.
A) Amazon drivers will get similar benefits? B) UPS will never again put themselves in the position where they fall behind Amazon competitively.
For A) to happen, we need to unionize Amazon. That’s gonna be a tall order, but it’s one we need to tackle head on.
My only concern is the part regarding AC. I fear they’re just going to buy multiple years worth of vehicles prior to when the change goes into effect, and hold off on buying new as long as they can.
Fun fact:
The trucks already come with AC and heat shielding for the exhaust. UPS has them ripped out to save money.
The supply chain will not allow that to happen. The facilities that build UPS trucks already have production schedules that are full into 2024.
It’s going to be a big effort just to meet the January 1st deadline that the contract currently sets out.
As far as I can tell, it’s vehicles purchased after 1/1/24. They can purchase them for however long in advance as they’d like.
That’s not how anything works. If the teamsters agreed to a contract that can be twisted out of that easily then they deserve it.
When unions win, everyone wins.