MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 6, 2020 /CNW/ - UPS Canada is pleased to
announce that our tentative agreement with the Canada Council of
Teamsters has been ratified. This new five-year agreement covers
more than 9,000 employees throughout Canada.
The provisions of the new five-year contract have an effective
date retroactive to August 1, 2020
and will extend through July 31,
2025.
"This agreement provides continued stability to both our
employees and customers for the next 5 years," says Dominic
Porporino, president of UPS Canada. "At a time when so many
Canadians are relying on supply chains for essential goods,
ratification shows our employees' commitment to continue to serve
our customers, and rewards them with enhancements to their
compensation and benefits."
The new contract provides wage increases, along with
enhancements to the company funded Defined Benefit Pension
plan.
UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a
broad range of solutions including transporting packages and
freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced
technology to more efficiently manage the world of business.
Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS
serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. UPS's
international expansion took its first steps north and entered the
Canadian market on February 28, 1975.
Over the past four decades, UPS in Canada has expanded to approximately 12,000
employees serving Canada from
coast-to-coast. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, UPS Canada operates a
delivery fleet of over 3,000 (package cars, tractors, trailers and
shifters) of which more than 41% run on alternative fuels. Today,
UPS is customer first, people led, innovation driven. UPS was
awarded America's Best Customer Service company for Shipping and
Delivery services by Newsweek magazine; Forbes Most Valuable Brand
in Transportation; and top rankings on the JUST 100 list for social
responsibility, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, and the
Harris Poll Reputation Quotient, among other prestigious rankings
and awards. The company can be found on the web at ups.com or
pressroom.ups.com and its corporate blog can be found at
ups.com/longitudes The company's sustainability
eNewsletter, UPS Horizons, can be found at
ups.com/sustainabilitynewsletter. To get UPS news direct,
follow @UPS_News on Twitter. To ship with UPS, visit
ups.com/ship.
SOURCE UPS Canada Ltd.