With a proposal to cut 20K jobs, Atlanta-based UPS is getting backlash from the union that represents 340,00 of its delivery drivers.

UPS is beginning to lay off some weekend drivers, according to two local chapters of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents drivers and package handlers at the company ...

Teamsters President Sean O'Brien is shaking up the usual contract negotiations process by shortening the talks and openly threatening to walk out.

The union says the Teamsters have bought only 10% of the promised vehicles, but the company says it remains committed to the agreement.

The Teamsters union reached a tentative deal with UPS, narrowly averting a nationwide strike. Rank-and-file union members are voting on whether to approve the contract.

Union leaders on Saturday are criticizing United Parcel Service (UPS) for offering buyouts to full-time drivers.

A North Texas UPS driver passed out from heat and crashed last week. Local union criticizes company, saying incident could have been prevented.

UPS faces rising labor costs, strike risk in upcoming union fight UPS delivers about 20 million packages a day in the U.S., making it the second-largest ground courier behind the U.S. Postal Service.

Teamsters President Sean O'Brien is promising a hard fight. The union wants to increase wages for part-time workers and eliminate a two-tiered wage system among other things.

The current five–year contract had also kept labor costs predictable, shielding UPS from wage spikes that hurt profit and service at non–unionized rival FedEx.