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Confusion at Big Brown: contract rejected, but union says it's ratified; UPS appears mystified
From the article:
This statement appears to have caught UPS off guard. Early Friday evening, UPS said of the day's developments: "We are disappointed the Small Package and Freight tentative agreements were not ratified."
But after the Teamsters came out with its declaration that the Small Package deal was in fact ratified through a provision in the union's constitution, UPS put out a second statement. But what UPS said was far from a victory lap that it had a deal. "UPS has reviewed the Teamsters website statement and will meet with the Teamsters leadership in the near future to discuss next steps regarding the national and local agreements," the UPS statement said.
From the UPS Pressroom:
UPS Committed to Securing an Agreement
US 10/05/18
Atlanta
We are disappointed the Small Package and Freight tentative agreements were not ratified. The Teamsters’ negotiating committee and UPS developed fair agreements that reward UPS employees for their contributions to the company’s success, including improved wages, benefits and job creation. A contract extension is in place and UPS expects to operate on a business-as-usual basis. UPS will meet with Teamsters leadership in the near future to discuss next steps.
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Just trying to establish a timeline indicating UPS initially did not consider it ratified.
From the article:
This statement appears to have caught UPS off guard. Early Friday evening, UPS said of the day's developments: "We are disappointed the Small Package and Freight tentative agreements were not ratified."
But after the Teamsters came out with its declaration that the Small Package deal was in fact ratified through a provision in the union's constitution, UPS put out a second statement. But what UPS said was far from a victory lap that it had a deal. "UPS has reviewed the Teamsters website statement and will meet with the Teamsters leadership in the near future to discuss next steps regarding the national and local agreements," the UPS statement said.
From the UPS Pressroom:
UPS Committed to Securing an Agreement
US 10/05/18
Atlanta
We are disappointed the Small Package and Freight tentative agreements were not ratified. The Teamsters’ negotiating committee and UPS developed fair agreements that reward UPS employees for their contributions to the company’s success, including improved wages, benefits and job creation. A contract extension is in place and UPS expects to operate on a business-as-usual basis. UPS will meet with Teamsters leadership in the near future to discuss next steps.
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Just trying to establish a timeline indicating UPS initially did not consider it ratified.
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