Seasonal UPS workers in Boston were docked $500 in union dues from their first paychecks ahead of the holidays due to a change in union policy that allowed for fees to be paid incrementally, CBS WBZ reports.
The Teamsters Local 25 didn’t announce its decision and is now being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board for unfair labor practices.
For many, that meant a complete wipeout in earnings.
UPS employee Sheila O’Malley told CBS she was paid $14.52 after a 41-hour work week.
"I cried and tried to plead my case with them. But there was no wiggle room," O'Malley said.
"Financially it was crippling. It seemed like a few hundred dollars, but that money was already spent and then we didn't have it."
A spokesperson for UPS told CBS, “Local 25 reversed this long-standing practice by rescinding this policy.”
The union may have violated federal regulations, said employment attorney Sol Cohen.
“I would hope the union would take a look at this policy and reverse it and allow employees to go back on a regular payment plan,” he told CBS.
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