UPS announced earlier this year that it planned to reduce its delivery load with Amazon by 50%. Along with the delivery reduction comes a change in retail operations, and thousands will lose their jobs. According to Newsweek, UPS offered thousands of frontline workers buyouts. UPS called the voluntary buyout for full-time drivers the “largest network reconfiguration” ever. “We are looking to offer our full-time U.S. drivers the opportunity to participate in a voluntary program that would provide an opportunity to receive a generous financial package if they choose to leave UPS,” the company shared in a statement with Newsweek. UPS did not disclose the amount of the buyout but confirmed employees would receive earned retirement benefits, pensions, and healthcare. UPS VIOLATES TEAMSTERS NATIONAL CONTRACT WITH PLAN FOR BUYOUTSUnited Parcel Service (UPS) is expected to unveil an illegal plan later this month to buyout full-time employees represented by the Teamsters, a corporate scheme that will directly violate the union’s national… pic.twitter.com/FgdXQWWQLA— Teamsters (@Teamsters) July 3, 2025 The Teamsters Union Shared Its Displease With The Buyout Plan From UPS Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien shared his dissatisfaction with UPS’ buyout plan in a scathing rant on the Teamsters official X account. “UPS is trying to weasel its way out of creating good union jobs here in America by dangling insulting buyouts in front of Teamsters drivers. It is an illegal violation of our national contract,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “UPS is obligated to establish tens of thousands of new full-time jobs under the agreement. But CEO Carol Tomé and UPS’s corporate managers are hoping that if they offer paltry severance packages to enough workers, no one will notice the company is setting the union’s contract on fire. UPS Teamsters work too damn hard to be treated with such disrespect.” UPS told Newsweek that it will work through the buyouts, staff reductions, and closures to maintain excellent service to customers. “As we work through our network reconfiguration, we remain steadfast in our commitment to providing our customers with the reliable, industry-leading service they expect from UPS,” a spokesperson shared. “Our members cannot be bought off and we will not allow them to be sold out. The Teamsters are prepared to fight UPS on every front with every available resource to shut down this illegal buyout program,” Sean O’Brian added. “UPS needs to live up to the existing contract. They must honor their commitments, just as Teamsters do every day, reliably delivering packages to hundreds of millions of Americans. Profits are not more important than people, not at UPS or any other employer.” This story’s featured image is by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images. The post UPS Offers Thousands Of Employees Buyout As Part Of “Largest Network Reconfiguration” Ever appeared first on InspireMore.