Teamsters say UPS hasn't taken appropriate steps to protect employees

The president of the local Teamsters chapter has published an open letter to members in which he accuses UPS of failing to keep employees safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

ANNOUNCER: WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 ATNOONS BEGIN RIGHT NOW.I -- ANTOINETTE: BREAKING NEWSOFF THE TOP AT NOON, SOUNDINGTHE ALARM ABOUT ONE OF THE TOPSHIPPING COMPANIES IN THE STATE.THANKS FOR JOININ US.I’M ANTOINETTE ANTONIO.ERIKA: I’M ERIKA TARANTAL.THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCALTEAMSTERS CHAPTER SAYING UPSISN’T DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECTITS EMPLOYEES AMID THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.SEAN O’BRIEN WRITING IN ASTATEMENT, THE COMPANY CONTINUESIN ITS FAILURE TO KEEP ITSEMPLOYEES SAFE BY REFUSING TOPROVIDE HAND SANITIZER ANDPROPER SAFETY MATERIALS TO OURMEMBERS.UPS HAS FAILED TO CLEAN ANDSANITIZE THE TRUCKS, EQUIPMENT,AND WORK AREAS ON A DAILY BASIS.THE LETTER GOES ON TO SAY THEREARE 3 KNOWN CASES OF COVID-19 INTHE CHELMSFORD FACILITY.UPS WILL NOT CONFIRM THATREPORT.BUT RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING,THE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARECLEANED AND DISINFECTEDREGULARLY AND THEY HAVEDISTRIBUTED PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTTO EMPLOYEES AND WE AREREPLENISHING OUR OTHER SUPPLIESINCLUDING GLOVES AND CLEANINGMATERIALS REGULARLY UPS INSISTSIT FULLY RECOGNIZES THEIMPORTANCE OF THEIR EMPLOYEE