United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) will reportedly offer its union drivers a severance offer as part of the company’s “network reconfiguration." The package offered through its “Driver Voluntary Severance Plan” is in addition to any retirement benefits,

The Teamsters rebuked an offer from the United Parcel Service to buy out drivers affected by “the largest network reconfiguration in UPS history.” As part of a larger company restructuring amid rising automation and uncertain economic situations,

"Our members cannot be bought off and we will not allow them to be sold out," Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien said in a statement. "The Teamsters are prepared to fight UPS on every front with every available resource to shut down this illegal buyout program."