Highlights of the UPS Freight Tentative Agreement

There are currently nearly 12,000 employees covered by the National UPS Freight Agreement. During bargaining, the company committed to adding more bargaining unit drivers and growing the bargaining unit. Under the tentative agreement, UPS Freight’s wage and benefit packages will continue to be among the highest in the LTL industry. Furthermore, contractual protections and benefits to the bargaining unit have been greatly enhanced. In fact, it is estimated that the overall costs of the tentative agreement to the company are more than 33 percent higher than the costs under the current agreement. 

Click Here to Read the National Master UPS Freight Tentative Agreement (Changes)

Click Here to Read the National Master UPS Freight Tentative Agreement (Highlights in Detail)

Below is a list of highlights: 

New Restrictions on Subcontracting

Wage Increases

Pension Multiplier Increases

No Increase for Health Care Premium Co-Pays

Increased Paid Leave for Casuals

Vacation Blackout Weeks

CDL Training

Supervisors Working

Penalty Pay

Protections Against Excessive Forced Overtime for Full-Time Local Cartage and Clericals:

Identified Serious Accidents

Trigger for Creating New Full-Time Clerical Jobs Added

All bids Will Now Have Full Bump and Roll Monitored by Union Stewards

Provisions Added to Allow Transfer for Spouses of Military Persons Who are Relocated

Change of Operations Language Improved