Teamsters held the line on union proposals during supplemental negotiations with UPS last week. While some progress was made on various proposals from the union, the overall pace of bargaining remains slow as UPS refuses to discuss economic provisions. Thirteen supplemental negotiating committees met last week, pushing the company hard on member proposals for more holidays and sick days, improved bidding and grievance procedures, more full-time jobs, and fixes to payroll issues. Other topics discussed in bargaining sessions last week included seniority lists, part-time overtime, MRAs, vacation accruals, breaks for part-timers, 6th punch, seniority rights for part-timers, and meal periods.

While UPS negotiators in some parts of the country are still attempting to pursue cost-neutral bargaining despite UPS’s record profits, they were met with unified Teamster resistance to a cost-neutral contract and a firm rejection to all concessionary proposals. Twelve supplemental negotiating committees have bargaining meetings with the company scheduled for this week ahead of the kickoff of national negotiations on April 17.

Here are the latest updates on Local supplemental negotiations as of April 10:

Cartage Services, Inc.

The CSI Negotiating Committee met with the company on April 3 to discuss local rider addendums in the Central Region. There was a total of 15 tentative agreements reached between CSI locals and UPS, including one proposal on getting a better job description when bidding on a route. Many subcontracting issues remain open. There is strong consensus among every local union in the Central Region and throughout the country that those subcontracting issues are a primary concern. No new bargaining dates have been scheduled with the company at this time.

Central Pennsylvania Supplement

The Central Pennsylvania Supplement Negotiating Committee did not meet with UPS last week. At previous meetings, tentative agreements were reached on 14 proposals, including a Teamster proposal that creates more opportunities for full-time job creation and another that updates bidding procedures. The next bargaining dates are set for April 25-28.