The 7th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations, which we conducted on behalf of our 1,000 members at the international courier company UPS Hızlı Kargo A.Ş., have concluded with the signing of the agreement and new gains.
The 7th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement with UPS Cargo was signed at a meeting attended by our General President Kenan Öztürk, General Secretary Muharrem Yıldırım, General Financial Secretary Seyfi Erez, General Training Secretary Ersin Türkmen, Gebze Branch President Ali Rıza Atik, Branch Secretary Yusuf K. Kaygısız, our union’s lawyer Oktay Durmaz, CBA specialist İlknur Avınca, and workplace representatives from UPS Cargo’s Anatolian and European sides.
At the meeting, the employer was represented by General Manager Rasim Tolga Biga, Labor Relations Manager Caner Güneş, Operations Director Nilüfer Merve Mut, Finance Manager Kemal İpek, and Attorney Mustafa Oktay.
52% Wage Increase
With the successfully concluded CBA, a 52% wage increase was secured for unionized workers in the first year.
For the second year, wages will be increased based on either the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or the minimum wage, whichever is higher.
Additionally, unionized workers will receive a one-month salary payment based on their January wages.
Other Key Gains
- Bonuses: The existing bonus payments of 75 and 90 days will be increased by 5 and 10 days, respectively, in the second year of the agreement. Employees with up to five years of seniority will receive 85 days, and those with up to ten years of seniority will receive 95 days.
- Seniority Pay: Employees will receive seniority-based wage increases: 500 TL for up to five years, 750 TL for up to ten years, and 1,000 TL for ten years or more.
- Social Benefits: Various social benefits, including heating, marriage, childbirth, funeral, and education allowances, have been increased by an average of 50%.
- Meal Allowance: Set at a net 350 TL for Istanbul and a net 330 TL for other cities.
- Overtime Pay: Will be paid at an 80% premium.
- Severance pay and social benefits will be increased according to the CPI (Consumer Price Index) rate in the second year of the contract.
- Per Diem for Line Drivers: Increased by 60%.
Agreement Signed with Members’ Approval
Our union conducted the CBA process in close consultation with its members. From drafting the CBA proposal to signing the agreement, members were actively involved at every stage. Throughout the negotiations, members were kept informed, and meetings were held in all regions and cities with full participation. In the final stage, the agreement was signed with the approval of the majority of our members.
UPS Cargo, the only courier company operating on a five-day workweek, has taken another step forward in securing rights for cargo workers with this 7th Term Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Despite the unfair competition posed by non-union courier companies that employ workers for 10-12 hours a day on low wages without even paying overtime, and the pressures they exert on our organized workplaces, we have successfully signed a CBA without any loss of rights for our members.
We hope that the signed CBA will be beneficial to UPS workers and all our members.
Call for Unity Among All Cargo Workers
Our union will continue its struggle to improve and advance the economic and social rights of cargo workers. We call on all cargo, logistics, and transportation workers who are working under insecure and non-unionized conditions to join our union and unite their strength.
