UPS and Teamsters reach tentative agreement, averting strike
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UPS and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative contract on working conditions for the 340,000 unionized employees at the shipping giant, both parties announced Tuesday.
The contract, if ratified, would avert a strike that was shaping up to be the biggest in 60 years.
"The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages for all workers, creates more full-time jobs, and includes dozens of workplace protections and improvements," the Teamsters union announced on Twitter.
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