What happens after I'm discharged from UPS?

Discharge starts the grievance clock immediately — local hearing, state/area panel, then arbitration if unresolved.

A discharge under the UPS Teamsters contract starts the grievance clock immediately. The steps are: a written grievance filed within your supplement's window (often 10 working days), a local-level hearing, escalation to the state or area panel, and finally arbitration before a neutral arbitrator if the panel deadlocks.

While the grievance is pending you're off payroll. Some supplements pay an interim wage if the panel deadlocks and the case heads to arbitration; most do not. You're entitled to a steward at every step and to see the company's evidence in writing before the hearing.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected for the exact discharge-grievance timeline, the panel schedule in your region, and the rules for interim pay in your local.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected to get the cited article and section for your local.