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Pressure builds on UPS and Teamsters as contract talks break down

With agreements in place on noneconomic issues and potentially large costs of a strike, the company and the union have incentives to get a deal done this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Saying strike is "imminent," UPS gets a Friday deadline from union to come up with a better contract

Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers said a strike is imminent and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer

The Independent UK

UPS labor talks heat up as both sides race to prevent first strike in 25 years

With less than five weeks to go before the expiration of a United Parcel Service Inc. labor contract, talks to renew the agreement have moved into a critical phase as negotiators begin hammering out pay raises for about 340,000 workers.

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UPS Teamsters vote to authorize strike if contract deal isn’t reached

Teamsters members at UPS have voted in favor of authorizing a strike in the event that ongoing negotiations fail to reach an agreement.

Tribune News Service

UPS strike looms in a world reliant on deliveries

The last time UPS workers walked of the job more than two decades ago, it crippled the shipping company

The Independent UK

Johnny Sexton v Ronan O'Gara tunnel clash probe as wider claims of 'disrespect' emerge

There was reportedly a heated exchange between the two sides during the half-time break of the Champions Cup final

Wales Online

Teamsters Local 731 leader Hancock ousted over spending

In appointing a trustee to manage the local, Teamsters International President Sean O’Brien raised questions about $1.3 million in spending dating from 2018.

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Chris Ashton becomes first player to score 100 Premiership tries in Tigers rout

The Leicester wing score a hat-trick in his side’s 62-19 mauling of Exeter.

The Independent UK

UPS, Teamsters poised for massive contract talks for 330,000 workers

Negotiations are looming for the largest private collective bargaining agreement in North America, a high-stakes matchup between the Teamsters and package delivery giant UPS that could have reverberations far beyond the Sandy Springs-based company.

Tribune News Service

Teamsters boss boasts about taking on ‘schoolyard bully’ Republican at fiery Senate hearing

Sean O’Brien and Sen Markwayne Mullin squared off at a Senate HELP committee hearing

The Independent UK

‘Shut your mouth’: Republican senator and Teamsters leader in fiery clash

Markwayne Mullin, a former MMA fighter, argues with union’s Sean O’Brien as Bernie Sanders seeks order in Senate hearing

The Guardian - US

Teamsters head to GOPer: "You hid money"

A "class war" broke out during a hearing on illegal corporate union busting

Salon

Scotland v Ireland date, kick-off time, team news, TV and stream information, betting odds and more for the Six Nations clash

Ireland travel to Edinburgh to face Scotland this weekend

Irish Mirror

Sean O'Brien: Andy Farrell will be ruthless with World Cup picks as young stars can break through

"Do I think they'll get past the quarter-finals? Yes, I do, with the way things are going"

Irish Mirror

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Wales Online

The players outside the Wales squad who could solve a worrying issue for Warren Gatland

They are each talented performers in the prime of their careers

Reuters

Exclusive-Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction -report

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

Tribune News Service

As Teamsters push better deal, UPS touts pay, career development

As it faces criticism from the Teamsters union ahead of what are expected to be tough labor contract talks this year, UPS issued a jobs report Wednesday touting its wages and ways workers can build a career within the company.

Evening Standard

Sean O’Brien: Work of the provinces behind Ireland’s rise to rugby summit

The former Ireland flanker spoke exclusively to Standard Sport

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Reuters

Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink

Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on the brink.

Dublin Live

Dublin dad writes magical Christmas song with son

Sean O'Brien and his son Sam, six, wrote and recorded the festive tune 'Santa Don’t Forget About Me'

Tribune News Service

Kansas man claims ex-cop Roger Golubski, other officers made him play ‘Russian roulette’ as teen

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Dion Martin remembers walking home one night in the mid-1980s when Roger Golubski, a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer, pulled up, handcuffed him and placed him in his squad car.

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Alun Wyn Jones sends message to Pivac and Lions star comes out of retirement

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

The Texas Tribune

Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads

In two of the three races, Democrats are hitting back as outside Republican groups try to turn the region red.

Bristol Post

Bristol Bears player ratings from Exeter Chiefs defeat - 'A massively exciting prospect'

Bristol Bears were beaten 20-35 by Exeter Chiefs in the opening pool stage of the 2022/23 Premiership Rugby Cup

Bristol Post

Exeter Chiefs' forward power too much against Bristol Bears' flashy backs

Bristol Bears were beaten 20-35 by Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate in the opening pool stage game of the 2022/23 Premiership Rugby Cup

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