“Market Rate Adjustments” or MRAs are adjustments made to the UPS wage rates meant to help the company keep up with competition.

UPS management introduced a significant wage hike for members throughout the pandemic in order to keep pace with high wages in competitor businesses like Amazon. This wage rate is not negotiated by the Union but implemented by the Company without the Union’s say.

CAN THEY DO THAT?

Unfortunately, yes. The Company has the right to raise wages with an MRA and they have the right to remove the MRA and thus reduce wages to the contract minimum. 

WHY DO THEY WANT TO REDUCE RATES?

The Company wants to flex their muscles. They want to drop wages down to the contract minimum to demoralize members. Despite what they say, the change to the MRA is not about meeting the needs of the operation. It’s about power and pitting union members against each other.

WHAT ARE THE NEW RATES?

UPS has dropped all members down to their contractual wage rates with the exceptions listed here. These MRA’s are approved from 1/17/2022 through 2/28/2022.  

PHL preload, Night Hub and Night Ramp will stay at $19.00 per hour.  The Oregon Ave preload will receive a $75.00 weekly bonus if they work all five days.  The Night will receive a $75.00 weekly bonus and the Twi a $50.00 dollar weekly bonus.

WHAT CAN BE DONE?

Organize and fight. We need all members to come together and show the Company that we will not stand for this kind of blatant disregard for our livelihoods.

Come to our General Member meeting Feb. 20th, 2022 to discuss and prepare.