TEAMSTERS REQUEST UPS DATA ON HEAT PROTECTIONS, OVERTIME VIOLATIONS, STAFFING
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WASHINGTON, June 25, 2025 ~ The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union representing 1.3 million workers in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, has issued a formal request for information to UPS regarding several key contract provisions. These include the delivery of air-conditioned vehicles to drivers, outstanding grievances on overtime violations, and the status of full-time job offers to part-time workers.

According to Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, UPS may already be failing to fulfill these obligations outlined in the historic five-year agreement ratified by nearly 340,000 Teamsters in August 2023. The agreement guarantees the delivery of at least 28,000 package cars and vans with air conditioning and the creation of 22,500 permanent full-time jobs.

"We are halfway into our union's national contract and the Teamsters are gravely concerned that UPS is not living up to its end of the deal," said O'Brien. "In so many ways – from the painfully slow delivery of air-conditioned vehicles to overworking our rank-and-file and failing to provide up-to-date information on new job opportunities – UPS has a lot of catching up to do to honor this agreement."

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The union has given UPS until July 1st to respond to their request for information. They are demanding details on the current number of full-time job opportunities offered to part-time workers under Article 22 of the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement. The company is also obligated to create an additional 7,500 full-time jobs during the last three years of the contract.

Furthermore, the union is seeking more information on all open and settled grievances related to overtime abuses under Article 37. This provision, known as the "9.5 list," protects workers who are forced by the company to work overtime and awards additional compensation for repeated violations.

Under Article 18 of the current contract, UPS is required to deliver new or replacement vehicles equipped with air conditioning to drivers nationwide, with priority given to those working in the company's Zone 1 delivery area. However, with oppressive summer heat already affecting many parts of the country, including temperatures exceeding 100 degrees in states like New York, Texas, Arizona, and Nevada, Zone 1 workers are still waiting for UPS to fulfill its legal and contractual obligations on heat protections.

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The union is requesting all available data on the status of air conditioning and UPS's plans for the final rollout of the upgraded fleet. According to estimates from the Teamsters Package Division, UPS has only delivered 10 percent of the required air-conditioned vehicles so far.

"How does UPS expect to actually deliver 20,000 or more air-conditioned package cars and vans over the next two years when they are already so far behind? We want answers," said O'Brien. "The summer heat beating down on our members is no joke. UPS is playing a dangerous game with the lives of thousands of essential American workers."

In response to these concerns, Kara Deniz from the Teamsters' communications department stated that they are closely monitoring the situation and will continue to advocate for their members' rights.

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has a long history of fighting for workers' rights. With this latest request for information from UPS, they are once again standing up for their members and demanding that the company honor its contractual obligations. The union urges UPS to take immediate action as oppressive summer heat continues to affect their members across the country.
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