The Teamsters union says that UPS isn't working fast enough to ensure that its drivers have air conditioning, a commitment laid out in the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement.
Some UPS drivers are still waiting for air-conditioned trucks as some areas around the country face sweltering heat just days into the official summer season. Under the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement, ratified in August 2023 following extensive negotiations between the Teamsters union and UPS, all trucks purchased from Jan. 1, 2024 onward must be equipped with air conditioning.
said it's ahead of schedule on its commitments, with hundreds of trucks on the road with air conditioning. But, the Teamsters union says it's not fast enough. In total, UPS has about 94,000 active "package cars," the smaller vehicles used to deliver packages. Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz told FOX Business Monday that UPS "has asserted to the Teamsters that all vehicles they've purchased this year have air conditioning.
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