The United Parcel Service has announced that it is offering buyouts to full-time drivers as part of its execution of "the largest network reconfiguration" in the company's history.

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to offer voluntary buyouts to union-represented delivery truck drivers as the company works to slim down its operations.

Union leaders are criticizing United Parcel Service (UPS) for offering buyouts to full-time drivers. The offers came a few months after UPS officials said they would cut about 20,000 jobs this year. UPS officials said delivering fewer packages for its biggest customer,