Chicago UPS Workers Brace for Strike
July 27, 2008 – 6:56 pmYour packages may be late in Chicago, if Teamsters Local 705 makes good on threats to commence a strike on August 1st if UPS and the union is unable to reach a new agreement. The current contract expires on August 1st. The workers are seeking a raise in benifiets and pay, according to news reports.
From The Chicago Sun-Times:
Local 705 workers voted overwhelmingly Sunday to authorize a strike if a fair agreement isn’t reached. It is seeking a $1-an-hour wage increase across the board and a $1-an-hour increase in benefits, sad Pocztowski, a former UPS driver. UPS offered a 30-cent-an-hour increase, he said, an offer Pocztowski labeled “an insult.” Besides pay and benefits, remaining issues include subcontracting work and job security, Pocztowski said. The six-year UPS contracts at Local 710 and 705 expire at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 1.