in our Spotlight on Business Report another potential strike this one by hundreds of thousands of UPS workers some based here in New Jersey and it appears closer than ever with the deadline to negotiate a new contract set to expire at the end of the month the president of the Teamsters Union which represents the workers said this weekend more than 95 percent of the contract has been settled with delivery company ups but the remaining sticking points involve part-time workers and wages the union is pushing for part-timers to have earlier access to health insurance coverage and pension plans along with more paths to full-time employment UPS has already agreed to ending mandatory overtime on days off improving cooling systems and delivery trucks and bumping up hourly pay the impasse comes after two years where the company reported record profits if a deal isn't reached it would Mark the first strike at UPS in 25 years which supply chain experts predict would rattle the economy support for the business report provided by the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey working for economic Prosperity by uniting business and Community leaders for 150 years membership and event information online at chamber snj.com