WASHINGTON By an 86%-14% margin in a record turnout, Teamsters members working for United Parcel Service ratified what union President Sean O’Brien called “an historic contract” with the big freight firm. It’s the largest private-sector contract in the U.S.
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Each time this century that the Teamsters reached tentative agreements with UPS on a nationwide contract, Eugene Braswell, like most members of Local 804 in Queens, didn’t hesitate before voting …
This article was updated November 19 to reflect the final election results. A new administration will soon take the helm of the 1.3 million-member Teamsters union. The Teamsters United slate swept to victory in this week's vote count, beating out their rivals 2 to 1. It’s the first time in almost a quarter-century that a coalition backed by Teamsters for a Democratic Union has