Webthe current national contract between ups and the teamsters expires at the end of the month.
The union says it will strike aug.
1 if an agreement isn't in place,.
Webups on tuesday made a tentative agreement with the teamsters union, avoiding a humongous strike.
The union represents about 340,000 ups package.
Weba strike among 340,000 ups workers would disrupt package deliveries across the country and shake up an increasingly competitive package delivery market.
Drivers, package handlers and loaders at united parcel service (ups. n) on wednesday.