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.@nytimes just called to say I was PROBABLY going to be named @UPS driver of the year but I would have to agree to an interview and photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway!! @OfficialJLD
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Today’s conservatives are fake Christians who hide behind a bible they’ve never read. “Some of those that Burn Crosses are the Same that Hold Office!” #RATM
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United Parcel Service (UPS) notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Tuesday that it was withdrawing its latest driver buyout scheme in Central Region states after nearly 37 local unions filed grievances against the parcel giant for shamelessly violating the UPS Teamsters contract. This action will greatly undermine the company’s illegal pursuit of buyouts in other regions under the National Master Agreement.
The Teamsters Central Region encompasses 13 states from Nebraska to Ohio and is home to more than 68,000 rank-and-file Teamsters working at UPS. The latest buyout, which the company calls the Driver Choice Program (DCP), had asked drivers to accept a one-time lump sum payment in exchange for legally committing to never work for UPS again, to waive their rights to union representation, and to sacrifice a career’s worth of strong union wages, employer-paid health care, and guaranteed retirement benefits.
“By pulling out of more than a dozen states, UPS has conceded that its buyout programs are illegal. They are scams designed to fuel corporate greed. These programs violate the Teamsters contract and UPS knows it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien. “The Teamsters strongly urge UPS to take the next right step and dismantle its Driver Choice Program across the country. If UPS fails to do right by the men and women who deliver its packages and generate its billions in profit, the Teamsters will pursue our grievances nationwide and defeat UPS in arbitration. We are prepared to do whatever it takes to protect our members’ rights.”
In court filings earlier this year on the illegality of the DCP, the Teamsters detailed at least six violations of its National Master Agreement by UPS in the rollout of the buyout program, including direct dealing of new contracts with workers, elimination of union jobs when UPS contractually agreed to establish more positions, and erosion of the rights and privileges of union shop stewards.
These violations have been cited in grievances against UPS filed by rank-and-file Teamsters since the DCP was rolled out last month. The union has also pointed to contract language in the UPS Teamsters Central Region Supplement — one of 44 regional supplements to the UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement — that restricts UPS from directly offering incentive programs that are not voted on and approved by employees and the union.
Until this week, the DCP was being directly offered to all drivers at UPS regardless of length of service and outside of negotiations with the union, irreparably damaging the Teamsters’ right to representation. The letter of separation that workers would be forced to sign by management to complete enrollment in the program would be irrevocable, further damaging the union or any individual worker’s ability to grieve or arbitrate the terms of separation.
The scope of UPS’s latest buyout scheme is much broader than the payoff presented to workers last summer, when UPS marketed payouts to more tenured drivers nearing retirement. The earlier program, which UPS called the Driver Voluntary Separation Program (DVSP), was widely rejected by Teamsters nationwide, many of whom took to social media to shred and set fire to the insulting financial package offered by UPS to leave the company.
While recent payoffs dangled in front of workers have been larger, the DVSP and DCP programs are unmistakably similar. Grievances over contract violations inherent in the DVSP program are expected to be heard before an arbitrator in May.
“UPS’s actions to walk away from its own buyout program is an admission of guilt, plain and simple,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman. “UPS wants to offload as many well-paid drivers as possible to boost its corporate earnings. The executives currently running UPS have no regard for the health, well-being, or future financial security of their workforce. The Teamsters are here not just fighting UPS to do the right thing but fighting for a better quality of life for the hardworking people who move America.”
UPS CEO Carol Tomé was paid at least $23 million in 2025, outearning average UPS employees by a pay ratio of 345-to-1. While UPS Teamsters have been offered insulting payoffs to walk away from the company twice in the last year, UPS awarded $38 million bonuses to senior managers in May to stay with the company, reporting at the time that awards of up to $1 million each were necessary to “retain and motivate [UPS’s] management team during a critical transition time.”
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MAGA was right!! They said if I voted for Kamala Harris that gas prices would go up, groceries bills would be higher and we would be at war in the Middle East! (Are We Great Yet?) #FDT #Fuckyouforvotingforhim
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I will never for the life of me understand how so called “patriots” can and have supported a draft dodger #FDT #Fuckyouforvotingforhim
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Congratulations @Royals! I didn't think it was possible, but you may have actually found a way to make your broadcasts even more difficult to watch this year.
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🚨NEW: @sagesteele on Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show:
"I'm just sad and disappointed that they chose someone who is so full of hate, who spews hate — and he is basically anti-American. And I think that's the part that bothers me."
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@BlairKerkhoff Andy Reid never got caught cheating, but I do believe Belichick should’ve been a 1st ballot Hall of Famer.
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Rob Gronkowski says if Belichick isn't a first-ballot Hall of Famer, no other coach is. Including Andy Reid kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kan…
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@tollieolliez @BBQChiefs @PatrickMahomes I’m not sure what’s more embarrassing, you calling someone ugly or the blue check mark next to your name!! 😂
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Brittany Mahomes is being inducted into the UT Tyler Athletics 2026 Hall of Fame Class!
Brittany Mahomes had a remarkable career at UT Tyler women’s soccer from 2013-2016. She ranks second all-time in total points (78), goals (31), game-winning goals (10), and assists (16), and tied for third in total games played (74).
In 2016, she scored the most points (40), goals (18), and game-winning goals (7) in program history. She also tied for the best single-match mark with four games of three goals.
Brittany co-owns the Kansas City Current in the National Women’s Soccer League and helped build the world’s first women’s soccer stadium. She was appointed to the inaugural NWSL Advisory Board in November, alongside notable figures like Chris Paul, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Sue Bird, Eli Manning, Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Morgan, Lindsey Vonn, and Magic Johnson.
Brittany:
"I'm honored to be inducted into the UT Tyler Athletics Hall of Fame. My time at UT Tyler played a huge role in shaping my life, career, and the person I am today. I'm especially grateful to Coach Webb. Her belief in me, leadership, and constant support had an incredible impact on my journey both on and off the field. UT Tyler will always hold a special place in my heart. I'm so thankful for the experiences and the people who were part of making my time in Tyler one I will never forget."
Congratulations Brittany ❤️💛
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