Teamsters ask judge to stop UPS from offering $150,000 driver buyouts
The Teamsters union urged a federal judge today to halt a UPS program offering $150,000 buyouts to drivers. Lawyers argue the plan violates labor contracts.
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has asked a federal judge in the US 
US to block United Parcel Service, Inc. from offering $150,000 buyouts to drivers, arguing the program violates their 2023 labor contract. The lawsuit, filed on February 9 in the U.S. District Court (Boston), directly bears on the company's plan to cut up to 30,000 jobs and close 24 facilities. This legal move seeks to prevent what the union describes as an improper circumvention of established labor agreements that could affect tens of thousands of employees.
US to block United Parcel Service, Inc. from offering $150,000 buyouts to drivers, arguing the program violates their 2023 labor contract. The lawsuit, filed on February 9 in the U.S. District Court (Boston), directly bears on the company's plan to cut up to 30,000 jobs and close 24 facilities. This legal move seeks to prevent what the union describes as an improper circumvention of established labor agreements that could affect tens of thousands of employees.The buyout program is being offered to as many as 105,000 eligible employees, with the union estimating that more than 10,000 drivers may accept the $150,000 offers. This scale of potential departures follows the January 27 announcement by United Parcel Service regarding its massive workforce reduction and facility closures. The union contends that such a large-scale buyout could undercut contract protections and raises concerns about the feasibility of remedies if an arbitrator later finds the program improper. The competition in the logistics sector, including pressure from Amazon.com, Inc. , provides the backdrop for these corporate shifts.
