Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said he asked the White House to refrain from intervening in the UPS strike if it does commence in two weeks.

O’Brien told union members in a webinar call on Sunday that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been assured the Biden administration will not force a contract if negotiations fail between the labor union and delivery company, the Associated Press reported. The UPS worker contracts are set to expire July 31.

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“We told the White House — and I used this analogy throughout our negotiations, throughout our rallies and practice pickets that we have taken a strong position with the White House that, you know, my neighborhood where I grew up in Boston, if two people had a disagreement and you had nothing to do with it, you just kept walking,” O’Brien said.

“And we echoed that to the White House on numerous occasions, and we don’t need anybody getting involved in this fight.”

Teamsters, on behalf of 340,000 workers, tried negotiating a new contract with UPS this year; however, those discussions fell apart earlier this month. In June, the union voted 97% in favor of walking out should an agreement not be reached by the end of July.

“The White House shouldn’t be concerned with the Teamsters, they should be concerned with corporate America who keeps making billions upon billions of dollars off the sweat of our members,” O’Brien said. “We’re not going to allow anybody to implement a contract.”

“We don’t need side hustles, what we need are better wages. Since July 5, we have sent UPS a loud message.”

The union leader’s comments come nearly a year after President Joe Biden intervened last fall to avoid a nationwide railroad strike. Federal action succeeded in that case as it prevented the U.S. supply chain from shutting down, although it did provoke criticism from pro-union figures.

With more than half of UPS workers intending to strike come Aug. 1, the national delivery system will be severely affected as the company delivers 37% of the nation's total parcel volume. The last UPS-Teamsters dispute resulted in a 1997 strike, which lasted for 15 days.

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O’Brien said he was confident the union “will win this fight.”

“We will force UPS to come back to the table, but we have to stay united," he said.