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Local and National Union News
Teamsters sue UPS for breach of national contract
Feb. 10, 2025 | The Teamsters Union filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against United Parcel Service today, demanding the company shut down its plan to roll out a second illegal buyout scam targeting UPS Teamsters drivers. The package giant has told the union it aims to announce the Driver Choice Program (DCP) this week. The Teamsters detailed at least six violations of its National Master Agreement by UPS in the rollout of the buyout program, including direct dealing of new contracts with workers, elimination of union jobs when UPS contractually agreed to establish more positions, and erosion of the rights and privileges of union shop stewards, among other charges. Learn more [AP Photo/Mark Lennihan]Older posts can be found at 355 News
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Workers’ Resolve Drives Increase in Unionization in 2025
Feb. 17, 2026 | ORGANIZING | In 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union—an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. These 16.5 million unionized workers account for 11.2% of all wage and salary workers, up from 11.1% in 2024. The increase marks a departure from the downward trend in union density observed in prior years. It demonstrates the desire of working people for greater agency in their workplaces and in shaping the policies that affect their lives. Economic Policy Institute
New Memo Directs Federal Agencies to Proceed on Ending Collective Bargaining, Despite Court Order
Feb. 17, 2026 | UNION BUSTING | The Trump administration is telling most agencies to proceed with terminating their collective bargaining agreements and derecognizing their federal unions in response to a pair of 2025 executive orders, despite ongoing litigation. In a memo Thursday, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor advised all agencies covered by President Donald Trump’s orders to move forward with either amending or fully canceling their collective bargaining agreements. The president’s orders last year directed a majority of agencies to cancel their union contracts, citing “national security” concerns. Maryland Matters
Why is Corporate America Decimating White-Collar Workers?
Feb. 11, 2026 | JUST CAUSE | “Decimation” was a strategy used in ancient Rome to improve military performance — by brutally slaughtering 10 percent of soldiers in a unit. As the saying goes, history isn’t exactly repeating itself, but it is rhyming with Amazon’s move to slash 10 percent of its white-collar workforce in a desperate attempt to boost margins. [And UPS,] in their most recent earnings call — moments after announcing profits of $7.9 billion for 2025 — the package giant’s executives bragged to investors about laying off white-collar workers and snickered about its illegal buyout programs aimed at rank-and-file Teamsters. The actions of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and UPS CEO Carol Tomé are disgraceful, and they are repeating the worst excesses of the corporate vultures responsible for deindustrializing the American economy… Full story at Just Cause
Teamsters Union Sues UPS to Block Delivery Driver Buyouts
Feb. 10, 2026 | WORKERS' RIGHTS | The Teamsters union on Monday asked a federal court to stop UPS from initiating a second voluntary buyout program for package car drivers, saying the effort to eliminate jobs violates their national contract. …UPS has notified the union it intends to announce a voluntary separation program, called Driver Choice, this week, the Teamsters said in a news release. …The Teamsters argue the Driver Choice Program violates the union contract because it wasn’t negotiated, and any program that changes the terms of employment, such as compensation and separation, must be bargained with the union. Freightwaves
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