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News & Commentary February 15, 2023
https://onlabor.org/february-15-2023/
By Sarah Leadem
Sarah Leadem is a joint degree candidate at Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
In today’s News and Commentary, UPS lays off “22.4” drivers as contract negotiations approach, HarperCollins workers secure a tentative agreement, and new names are added to the short list for Labor Secretary.
UPS plans to lay off workers just two months before beginning national labor negotiations with the Teamsters. Layoffs are localized to regions where consumer demand has weakened and target a specific class of workers referred to as “22.4” drivers. This driver class of lower paid “combination” or “hybrid” drivers was created during 2018 negotiations. This driver class is controversial and many Teamsters want to eliminate it in upcoming negotiations. Washington State Teamsters see the layoffs as a “direct shot” at the Teamster’s commitment to eliminate this “two-tiered” job class structure “in favor of full-time drivers who are treated the same as all other drivers.” The contract expires on July 31st and national contract negotiations begin in two months.
FULL story at link above.