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Department of Labor shared a news release that explains how “Amazon exposed workers to unsafe conditions” and “ergonomic hazards at three more warehouses” in Colorado, Idaho, and New York. For over a year, Amazon warehouse employees have started complaining about less-than-ideal working conditions, and the U.S. Morgan Stanley estimated that at that time Amazon accounted for 35-40% of UPS’ domestic shipping volume.” According to ZDNet and “a Morgan Stanley transportation analysis, which was cited in a 2022 report from shipping data firm FreightWaves, Amazon accounted for 11% of UPS’ annual revenue prior to 2022. This announcement has the ability to directly affect the Amazon Prime delivery service since Amazon has a stake in UPS truck drivers.

Sean O’Brien also stated that the UPS contract is “a template to show the Amazon workers what they will receive when they join the team.”

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Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, told Bloomberg TV Wednesday that the internet retail giant is now a ‘target’ as labor leaders attempt to organize warehouse workers.” This might be the beginning of a continued campaign, as Bloomberg reports that “the brash head of the largest private-sector US union is turning attention to Inc. Raising their pay so they become less economical for UPS to use them was the apparent compromise.”įrom UPS Chief Executive Carol Tomé, “This agreement continues to reward UPS’s full- and part-time employees with industry-leading pay and benefits while retaining the flexibility we need to stay competitive, serve our customers and keep our business strong.”Īccording to the article, the Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said, “This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers.” After such a significant victory, other unions and employees might become inspired and more confident in organizing and striking in order to meet better working conditions and increased pay.įurthermore, CEI speculates that since the Teamsters got “what they wanted from the transportation company,” this is only the beginning, and “other unions will think, why not us? Hollywood writers and actors are already trying it in their sector.” The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) points out that the increase in part-timers’ pay occurred because “the Teamsters had sought to limit their use. Existing workers would get a raise of $7.50 an hour over the life of the contract, including a $2.75-an-hour pay bump this year,” according to the WSJ.

“Currently, starting part-time hourly wages are $16.20 and could be higher in places where there is more competition for labor. Valued in the ballpark of at least $30 billion overall, this contract comes as a monumental victory for workers, with the agreement just needing to be ratified by employees to seal the deal.Ī vital component of the agreement stated that part-time workers would see an increase in their hourly wages to $21 an hour.

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The Wall Street Journal reports that the UPS Teamsters have successfully attained a five-year labor deal that covers “roughly 330,000 package-delivery drivers and package sorters” and makes history as being the “largest collective-bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America.” Fortunately, it appears that this particular scenario has been avoided. It’s no secret that a Teamsters UPS strike would have staggeringly harmed the U.S.

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