United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy.
The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike.
Labor negotiations broke down on July 5 with both sides blaming the other.
Talks between the Teamsters and UPS began in April over an existing five-year contract covering the company’s drivers, package handlers and loaders in the United States, which expires on July 31.
The Teamsters demand a five-year agreement that increases pay and full-time jobs and strengthens protections for all workers, including part-timers….