On Tuesday, a heated exchange between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, almost turned into a fistfight during a Senate hearing on labor unions. Mullin, a former MMA fighter, had challenged O'Brien to a physical fight for charity, but the exchange was eventually brought back to order. Mullin and O'Brien have since apologized for their behavior, sparking a debate over the appropriateness of physical confrontations in the Senate.
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UPS workers have ratified a new five-year contract, avoiding a strike and securing higher wages and improved safety measures. The agreement, which covers 340,000 UPS employees, will create more full-time jobs and provide air-conditioning in new trucks, with UPS drivers earning an average of $170,000 in annual pay and benefits by the end of the contract. The vote was the highest share in favor of a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS.
UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have reached a tentative agreement on a five-year contract that includes "overwhelmingly lucrative" raises for workers, including a raise of starting pay for part-timers to $21 an hour. The contract, if ratified, would avert a strike and is seen as a major victory for the union. The agreement is now subject to a ratification vote by the union's members.