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Since UPS tentatively agreed to boost full-time driver wages to $170,000 a year with benefits, interest in the gig appears to have spiked.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Melik Abdul discussed several topics from around the globe, including the media bias regarding former President Donald Trumps indictments in comparison to current President Joe Biden.

Investors have joined UPS customers in urging the two sides to avoid a work stoppage that would disrupt shipments across the country and create supply-chain backups..

"We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it," Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien said of the agreement for 340,000 workers.

UPS will keep on truckin’ after making a deal with the Teamsters union, averting a strike. It’s Tuesday’s news.

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As UPS and the Teamsters approach a July 31 contract expiration and a possible nationwide strike, take a look back at the negotiations.

A supply chain expert says millions of packages could be delayed or go undelivered if UPS workers strike.

UPS's union authorized a strike beginning Aug. 1 and it could become "one of the costliest in at least a century."

As the deadline to reach a new contract nears, a potential UPS strike feels closer than ever. Negotiations broke down earlier this month and unionized workers have been holding rallies and practice pickets across the country. The Teamsters, which represent more than half of the company's workforce, will resume talks with UPS on Tuesday.