UPS Terminates 35 Newly Organized US Workers, Alleges Teamsters Union

The Teamsters union plans to file unfair labor practice charges and potentially strike in response to the firing of about 35 newly organized workers at UPS's Centennial hub in Louisville, Kentucky. The workers, who had recently organized with Teamsters Local 89, were laid off despite an independent arbitrator's ruling and UPS falsely claiming that their work should be performed by management. The union's president warned that if UPS does not address the situation, a strike may occur. UPS maintains that it respects employees' rights to organize and that the layoffs were necessary to match staffing with business needs.