
UPS Teamsters in New York State ratified the Upstate New York supplement to the UPS national agreement today with 65% voting in favor.
UPS Teamsters ratified the National Master UPS Agreement in June. The five-year contract includes increases in wages, health care and pension contributions and many other improvements. These contract improvements cannot go into effect until all regional supplements and riders are ratified. To learn more about the status of negotiations read the August 22, 2013 UPS update here.
UPS announced yesterday a change in its health care coverage for spouses of nonunion employees. Going forward, UPS will not cover spouses of nonunion employees who are eligible for employer coverage at their workplace. This decision does not impact the health care coverage of Teamsters at UPS.