There are about 800 U-P-S employees in Iowa and they have until August 22nd to vote on the contract the company and the Teamsters union negotiated. The deal would give all U-P-S full and part-time employees in the country a raise and guarantee a wage rate of at least 21 dollars an hour. James Bartlett is a Teamsters union steward. He delivers packages for U-P-S in Milford and Okoboji and is a “yes” vote for the contract. He says most of the people in rural shops like his are in favor of the contract, while some part-timers in larger cities want to hold out for higher wage increases.

Part-time U-P-S employee Adam Spencer has worked at the company’s facility in Hiawatha for nearly two decades. He’s a “yes” vote on the contract, but he’s heard the concerns that part-timers need a bigger raise

Teamsters leadership has recommended the deal. The company has called the five-year contract offer a win-win-win for the union, employees and the company.