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A 57-year-old UPS driver died after collapsing while making deliveries in the Texas heat last week. UPS drivers' heat-related injuries and deaths in recent years have highlighted the dangers of the job. In their newly ratified contract, UPS workers won AC installation in new vehicles starting next year. AdvertisementAdvertisementA 57-year-old UPS driver in Texas has died after collapsing while making deliveries in the heat last week. Following months of negotiations with Teamsters, UPS announced in June that it would install air conditioning in new trucks starting next year.
Persons: Christopher Begley, Begley, Dave Reeves, Tony Rufus, Esteban Chavez Jr, Chris Begley Organizations: Weather, UPS, WFAA, Teamsters, CBS News, Teamster, FedEx Locations: Texas, Farmersville , Texas, Farmersville, CBS News Texas, North Central Texas, Memphis, Pasadena , California, Scottsdale , Arizona
Some UPS drivers have been hospitalized due to heat-related problems. "We're dying out here," one UPS driver told Insider at the time. In 2019, NBC News tallied 107 heat-related hospitalizations of UPS workers over a four-year period starting in 2015. At the time, UPS told Insider that it provided extensive training on how to deal with heat. But according to the agreement, all newly purchased small package delivery trucks in the US will have air conditioning starting next year.
Persons: Esteban Chavez Jr, We're, Matthew O'Connor Organizations: Teamsters, UPS, NBC, Democratic Union Locations: Arizona, New York
The death of 24-year-old Esteban Chavez Jr. has renewed calls from some employees for air conditioning on UPS trucks. New York UPS driver Ben Douglass told Insider that he and his local coworkers are concerned, and that union members are fighting for better safety all around. But according to Director of Media Relations Matthew O'Connor, UPS delivery trucks don't have air conditioning because the frequent stops would render it "ineffective." The company's warehouses also lack air conditioning because the buildings' large overhead dock doors are frequently open, which would make AC ineffective there, too, O'Connor said. One UPS driver who wished to remain anonymous for fear of repercussions expressed his desperation for air conditioning inside his truck.
UPS driver dies on the job a day after his 24th birthday. In a statement, UPS directed questions to the officials investigating the death. And that's something I wish on nobody, having the experience to lose your child," his father, Esteban Chavez Sr., told local news. His family told local news that Chavez loved his job, and hoped to stay and grow with the company. Then-vice president of public relations Steve Gaut told NBC News the frequent stops and the size of the vehicles would render air conditioning "ineffective."
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