Teamsters president speaks out following SurePost’s contract expiration

According to a Facebook post, the labor union confirmed a meeting in Atlanta on Jan. 7 with UPS management to discuss “increased volume” regarding the SurePost service contract. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien argued that the organization’s priority is its employees rather than introducing new technology systems.

“We must never miss an opportunity to remind UPS that the well-being of our members and hardworking UPS employees always come before the advancements or convenience of any new technology,” O’Brien said in the Facebook post. “The Teamsters Union will always be monitoring any steps UPS is taking to introduce new technologies at the company, and UPS needs to remember it has a legal and contractual obligation to retrain our members whenever a change in technology or automation is pursued.“

The post mentioned, “Millions of packages moved away from SurePost and the United States Postal Service and returned to UPS package cars this month, now being sorted and delivered by hardworking UPS Teamsters.“

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