The Teamsters Union voted to approve a tentative cope with UPS on Monday, setting the stage for a unionwide vote this month.

The union authorised the practically $30 billion contract in a 161-1 vote. The deal gives huge wage will increase for nearly all workers, provides extra paid break day and eliminates the long-hated two-tiered employment system.

Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien got here out strongly in favor of the deal and hopes UPS employees will really feel the identical.

“We’ve changed the game, battling it out day and night to make sure our members won an agreement that pays strong wages, rewards their labor and doesn’t require a single concession. This contract sets a new standard in the labor movement and raises the bar for all workers,” he mentioned after the deal was reached.

UPS Teamsters employees could have an opportunity to vote on the deal from Aug. 3-22.

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