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What is confirmed, what is at stake, what the current contract says, and how rank-and-file members can prepare before bargaining becomes a last-minute emergency.
Current contract expires July 31, 2028
The agreement is in its enforcement period. A complete official 2028 bargaining calendar has not been announced.
UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters negotiate nationally, alongside supplemental and Local-specific processes.
Rank-and-file experience, workplace organization, proposal priorities and ratification decisions shape the contract fight.
Latest verified reporting
Every item identifies whether it comes from UPS, the International, a Local, a rank-and-file group, a public record or independent reporting.
Open the complete newsroomWhat the 2023 cycle established
The prior cycle included a member campaign, a national bargaining survey, facility actions, national and supplemental talks, a tentative agreement and rank-and-file ratification. The 2028 timeline will separate verified milestones from predictions.
2022
Contract campaign and member survey
April 2023
National bargaining opens
July 2023
Tentative national agreement announced
August 2023
Members ratify the agreement
Major bargaining issues
These trackers connect current contract language and enforcement evidence to the questions members will use to evaluate proposals and a final agreement.
Layoffs, building changes, buyouts, subcontracting, and enforceable work protections.
Starting rates, progression, minimum guarantees, overtime, and the full-time pathway.
Automated facilities, surveillance, driver-facing technology, and bargaining rights.
Air-conditioned vehicles, ventilation, heat mitigation, staffing, and injury prevention.
Pensions, health-and-welfare contributions, eligibility, and regional differences.
Supplemental language, riders, Local 705 and Local 710 agreements, and enforcement.
Work preservation, outside carriers, feeder movement, seasonal operations, and enforceable remedies.
9.5 rights, forced overtime, staffing, penalty remedies, and differences across classifications.
Cameras, sensors, telematics, discipline, privacy, notice, and bargaining over new technology.
Education, workplace organization, practice actions, strike authorization, and reliable member communication.
Proposal comparisons, supplement votes, contract language, implementation dates, and accountable member review.
Use the current agreement
Common questions
The current National Master Agreement is scheduled to run through July 31, 2028. Supplements, riders, Local 705 and Local 710 agreements must also be checked for the language controlling a particular workplace.
UPS negotiates with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters through the national bargaining process. Supplemental and local agreements add regional or Local-specific bargaining, and rank-and-file members ultimately evaluate and vote on tentative agreements.
No complete official 2028 bargaining calendar is currently published. This newsroom distinguishes confirmed dates from preparation milestones and will update the timeline when the parties make announcements.
Members can learn the language that applies to their classification, document recurring enforcement problems, build communication across shifts, turn shared problems into specific proposals, and follow attributed updates rather than rumors.
No. UPS Negotiations is an independent, worker-focused newsroom and contract resource. It is not affiliated with UPS or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
This guide is reporting and member education, not legal advice. Verify controlling language in the official agreement and supplement, and confirm time-sensitive workplace questions with a steward or Local.