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Originally Posted by John Mercier
UPS even with some impressive hourly pay rates had a strike and an increase in pay because they felt they were being overworked.
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The UPS union workers did not go on strike. The drivers authorized a strike but that was just a negotiating tactic often used by unions. There was no work stoppage. They currently make about $41.00 per hour and at the end of the proposed 5 year contract they will be at about $50.00 per hour. That does not include the cost of benefits.
One of the big wins for the drivers was air conditioning in any truck purchased from 2024 forward. Drivers had complained that temperatures in the back of the trucks reached over 135 degrees on a hot day. Don't be surprised if UPS purchases a substantial number of new trucks at the end of 2023 to save the cost of purchasing and maintaining air conditioning.