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Following months of negotiations with Teamsters, UPS announced in June that it would install air conditioning in new trucks starting next year. The company said it would send new trucks to the hottest parts of the country first, if possible. The company also said it would retrofit its existing package cars with cab fans, exhaust heat shields, and cargo area ventilation.

"While these improvements will make a difference in the months and years ahead, we had to fight like hell to secure them," the Teamsters union said in its social media post Thursday. "Chris Begley should still be alive to experience them. All companies, including UPS, need to remember that their past failings to protect workers can have deadly serious consequences in the future."

Chris Bagley should still be alive and it's a damn shame the Teamsters failed to protect him from social murder. Only new trucks? Only next year? They drove trucks without fans, heat shields, and ventilation? What the fuck.

The Teamsters could have, at the very least, demand a total halt on driving trucks without fucking fans. "Oh but that'll cause package delays!" Well I guess we just have to murder drivers for the sake of logistics.

If anyone tells me how great and historic the new contract is one more fucking time I'll fucking lose it.

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[–] [email protected] 132 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (43 children)

Sorry, you are only attacking the teamsters here?

Not a single word against the fucking company that would have done nothing and would have changed nothing in the future if not for the teamsters pushing for change?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

If nothing else, ups should have done this is avoid workman’s comp claims.

I was shocked to find out they didn’t have AC

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Iirc older trucks didnt, the upcoming trucks they have coming in should. I dont think the company has made a wide switchover to the new trucks yet.

I believe the transition starts next year. It was a very recent initiative. Old trucks are supposed to at leat get fans.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The new trucks aren't even out yet. They didn't have AC for decades bro. You seem to be downplaying this for some reason. Literal decades.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Im not downplaying anything. Im just answering if the trucks have AC yet. What makes you think that Im siding with UPS of all companies?

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