Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have voted to approve six regional supplements to the national collective bargaining contract with United Parcel Service Inc. that was ratified in June, leaving 11 more supplements that must be approved before the national agreement covering 237,000 workers goes into effect, the union announced Oct. 11.

Union procedures require the approval of all supplements or riders before the national agreement can go into effect.

In votes completed Oct. 11, the supplements for Metro Detroit Local 243, New York Local 804 and the Central Region were approved. Union members also approved the Michigan Rider and the Metro Philadelphia Rider. Members rejected the Philadelphia Local 623 supplement and the Ohio supplement. In August, union members in upstate New York voted to accept the supplement.

After Teamsters members ratified the five-year labor contract but rejected many regional supplements , UPS and the union returned to negotiations on the 17 UPS supplements that had been rejected.

The parties agreed to extend their collective bargaining agreement—as well as all supplements, riders and addenda—past the July 31 expiration while negotiations continue . The contract extension does not have a specific end date, but can be terminated by either side with a 30-day notice.

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