340,000 UPS workers aren’t striking — for now

Extreme weather engulfs Italy. 📣 Sentences is changing. Help shape its next iteration. [Take our survey.]( UPS and 340,000 unionized workers avert a strike by reaching a tentative labor deal; northern storms and southern fires hit Italy. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.   TOP NEWS The new deal for 340,000 UPS workers Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images - On Tuesday, UPS and the Teamsters union that represents more than 340,000 UPS workers reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike. [[ABC News / Max Zahn and Sam Sweeney](] - Full- and part-time employees will earn an additional $2.75 per hour in 2023 and $7.50 more per hour by the end of the five-year deal. The deal eliminates the current two-tier pay scale for full- and part-time workers as well as forced overtime on days off. [[Guardian / Michael Sainato](] - Workers demanded better compensation and conditions in the wake of UPS profits surging over 140 percent since the last contract signing. [[Associated Press / Haleluya Hadero]]( - UPS delivers about a fourth of US packages; a 10-day strike would’ve cost the company $810 million. [[Washington Post / Lauren Kaori Gurley](] - The deal, which must be ratified by union members, could face more challenges due to lingering frustration over how UPS used its pandemic profits among some workers. [[CNN / Vanessa Yurkevich and Chris Isidore](] 📍 If you read just one story Vox’s Rani Molla explains the catastrophic impact a UPS strike would have on the US economy. [[Vox / Rani Molla](]  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Extreme weather overwhelms Italy - Seven people died as extreme heat scorched southern Italy and strong winds battered northern regions. [[Guardian / Lorenzo Tondo and Angela Giuffrida](] - Dozens of wildfires raged in Sicily, forcing the temporary closure of a major airport and the evacuation of 1,500 people. [[CNN](] - Meanwhile, powerful wind gusts knocked down trees and tore roofs off buildings. The Italian government prepared emergency relief for the disaster-hit regions as damage topped $110 million. [[Reuters / Federico Maccioni and Claudia Greco](] - Much of the extreme heat gripping Europe and the US this summer would be “virtually impossible” without help from human-caused climate change, according to new [research](. [[NPR / Nathan Rott](]   Support our work Reader gifts help keep Vox and newsletters like Sentences free for all. Support our work with a gift today. [Give](   MISCELLANEOUS House Democrats introduced a bill to censure Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green for dozens of incendiary actions including showing nude images of Hunter Biden during a congressional hearing. [[The Hill / Emily Brooks](] - China on Tuesday removed foreign minister Qin Gang from his post; once considered a rising politician with close ties to leader Xi Jinping, Qin has been missing from public view for a month. [[BBC](] - Commander, the Biden family dog, has bitten several Secret Service personnel in 10 incidents since arriving at the White House in 2021 including one that required a hospital visit, according to agency emails. [[CNN](] - A federal judge blocked the Biden administration policy that denies entry to asylum-seekers who arrive at the southern border after passing through other countries without first seeking protection there. [[AP / Rebecca Santana](] VERBATIM “I think we made some significant gains in this contract. It could be better, but it’s really hard to judge the significance until we see the agreement.” [[Danny Arlin, a longtime UPS driver on the tentative deal / Washington Post](]   Inside the AI factory We are used to thinking of artificial intelligence as knowledge generated by machines. The Verge’s Josh Dzieza pulls back the curtain on the vast network of human labor that powers AI. [Listen now ▶](   Read more from Vox [What loving Barbie says about us]( [Psychedelics might revolutionize therapy. What happens if you remove the trip?]( [Why you feel grouchy on super hot days]( [The dark — and often misunderstood — nuclear history behind Oppenheimer, explained by an expert]( [Carlee Russell: A missing Black woman and a social media frenzy, explained](  [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=sentences). If you value Vox’s unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring [contribution](. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved.