that they have that work at u.p.s. they insist they are ready to get it started day one if u.p.s. could not concede to their terms. and it is a strike, it is the costliest work stoppage ever in work history, that is according to the anderson economic group, a research firm that estimated a 10-day u.s. strike would cost the economy over $7 billion. one of the biggest sticking points in that contract negotiation, which both sides have agreed to about 95% of the contract, one of the biggest sticking points is part-time workers. they make $16.20 as a starting wage and that is not a liveable wang. that into he hads to go above $20 to start. the average part-timer making $20. meanwhile, full time workers making $95,000 a year.
point. higher pay for part-time workers. more than half of the union s 340,000 members that u.p.s. are part time workers. u.p.s. is emphasize that full-time truck drivers can make upward of $95,000 a year, the company is filing for the last year show that on average, employees make approximately $52,000 a year. while wages are competitive for the industry, at a time when talks of living and most of the countries that are record high, u.p.s. workers say that their wages are causing unnecessary suffering. particularly for the part time workers. according to teamster president, sean o brien, he calls this poverty wages. according to u.p.s., it s all referred profits in 2020 2021 after the covid era boom in online shopping. the work is physically demanding. u.p.s. travers often work in the heat without air conditioning in their trucks. warehouse workers and or long hours, and sorting facilities often handle heavy package. as part and workers complain their work is incredibly inconsistent.
exclusively package handlers and sorters. without these folks you re not going to get the package delivered to your front door. their starting salary $16.20, on average they make $20. they say they can t live off of that money, especially in places like california and new york. the average u.p.s. full-time worker makes $95,000 a year but they re all unified in this, and getting ready to strike if it comes to that. listen to what one of these part-time workers had to say. she has three boys and says she can barely pay her bills. the packages don t move unless we move them. the stuff doesn t go anywhere unless we move it. we re the ones that are making the money and we don t see any of it. like you re getting million dollar salaries and stuff and we re over here struggling to survive. how is that fair? you ve already gotten our blood, our sweat, our tears and everything, you know, it s taxing on the body.
average part-time worker that s exclusively package handlers and sorters, not drivers, with them making on average $20 an hour. full-time workers make around $95,000 per year. i spoke with shawn o brien, the general president of the union. he says that is not nearly enough. they need a livable wage, asnd e will not budge on that. they need over $20 of starting pay per hour. here s what else he had to say about the negotiations. u.p.s. has chose to strike themselves, and whethe will witd our labor july 31st at 12:01 a.m. if we get a tentative agreement, we will not withhold our labor. and we did hear from u.p.s. who gave us a statement last week. they say that part-timers have the same benefits as full-timers including health care, pension, and help with sochool tuition. h
if it comes to a strike, that would be incredibly costly to the economy. anderson economic group, a research firm estimates that a ten-day ups strike would cost the economy over $7 billion, making it the costliest work stoppage ever in u.s. history. one of the biggest sticking points to this negotiation are part-time workers. on average, full-time ups workers make 95,000 a year, but part-time workers make on average $20 an hour with the starting pay at $16.20. the union says that has to change. it needs to be a more livable wage. here s what else the general president had to say about negotiations. we did not get a deal. ups has chosen to strike