UPS has agreed with the Teamsters Local Union 2727 to return some laid-off employees back towork after the union complained that UPS failed to provide the contractually mandated number of
work hours to mechanics in 2010.The number of laid-off employees who would return to work was not disclosed.
Earlier this year, the union reached a collective bargaining agreement with UPS and ratified itin April. But negotiations continued over outstanding disputes under the prior contract.
The new settlement between UPS and Teamsters Local Union 2727 will result in the companyproviding 44,000 new working hours to employees who are currently laid off. The local unionrepresents more than 1,200 aircraft maintenance technician and related employees at UPS.
Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the employees will return to full-timepositions. Also under the settlement, UPS will pay money toward resolution of more than 1,200outstanding contract grievances that were not resolved under the prior agreement.
Local 2727 President Robert Combine said: “I’m pleased to announce that this settlement will puta number of our laid-off members back to work right away. It is the result of a lot of hard work byboth the union and the company to come up with a solution to outstanding disputes under theagreement. And it not only gets our members back to work, it also gives the parties the opportunityto move forward under our new collective bargaining agreement in order to build a more productiverelationship.”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 millionmembers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, including more than 70,000 members in theairline industry.
