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UPS drivers to get air conditioned trucks for 1st time under union agreement

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FILE - A UPS truck parked while out on delivery route. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) UPS has reached an agreement with the Teamsters union to equip its iconic brown delivery trucks with air conditioning for the first time.

The agreement, announced by UPS on Tuesday, comes as the delivery giant and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters negotiate the terms of a new contract for more than 330,000 U.S.

employees. Last summer, concerns over sweltering heat prompted rallies and demands for more to be done to keep UPS drivers safe.

In one instance, a home security camera caught a UPS employee collapse while trying to make a delivery in mid-July in Scottsdale, Arizona.A UPS driver collapsed on a porch during hot temperatures in Arizona.

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