United Parcel Service fires 35 organised workers, Teamsters union says
Starbucks faces $11 billion value loss due to poor sales, boycotts Teamsters Union warned they will do a strike if UPS doesn't take action. "If UPS doesn't get its act together, they'll be on strike next. Our union will not hesitate to act, and we will not back down," said O'Brien.
Teamsters represented some 340,000 UPS workers in a contract deal reached earlier this year. UPS said its ratified contract covering Teamsters-represented workers remains intact. The company said, "We are committed to working with the Teamsters to resolve this separate matter with a small number of employees at Centennial".
Twilio announces third major round of layoffs with 5% workforce reduction Separately, more than 1,1000 newly organised DHL Express workers went on strike yesterday to protest unfair labor practices and stalled contract talks. The strike threatens to delay packages during the critical peak holiday shipping season when package carriers like DHL, FedEx, and United Parcel Service see volumes spike. Spotify to cut 17% of its workforce: Report The workers, who load and unload DHL Express airplanes at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), voted to organize with the Teamsters in April.
They have been negotiating their first contract with DHL since July. DHL Express said the Teamsters are using the strike to pressure the company to agree to "unreasonable" contract terms. TikTok owner ByteDance layoffs hundreds of workers in gaming unit "While there is no agreed deadline for these contract negotiations, we are committed to working in good faith at the December negotiating sessions and have offered further negotiating dates in January to conclude this matter," DHL Express said.
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