Amazon.com has grabbed the crown of biggest delivery business in the U.S., surpassing both UPS and FedEx in parcel volumes. The Seattle e-commerce giant delivered more packages to U.S. homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data […]
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UPS & teamsters reach deal; strike averted
A strike at shipping giant UPS appears to have been averted in the US, after the company reached a tentative deal with the union that represents much of its staff. The union said the agreement would “set a new standard” for all delivery workers, granting raises, more full-time jobs and “dozens” of new workplace improvements […]
UPS strike set for 1 week away will cost billions
In one week, unionized workers at UPS will walk out if a labor agreement isn’t reached — an action that would have major economic consequences. UPS and the Teamsters union have been in contract negotiations for months, with the union overwhelmingly voting to strike if a deal isn’t inked by July 31. Now, with just […]
Biggest U.S. strike in 60 years on the horizon
Jason Flynn loves one aspect of his part-time job as a UPS package sorter: He was able to get it in 15 minutes. What he doesn’t love, he said, is earning $18 an hour pay to move 70-pound packages every few seconds, the “noxious” air from the exhaust of trucks and the “supervisors yelling […]
2023 poised to be the summer of strikes
More than 650,000 American workers are threatening to go on strike this summer — or have already done so — in an avalanche of union activity not seen in the US in decades. The combined actors and writers strikes in Hollywood are already a once-in-a-generation event. Unions for United Parcel Service Inc. and Detroit’s Big […]
Biggest worker strike in history could be July 31
As UPS and the Teamsters inch closer to a deadline that could result in a massive strike, President Joe Biden may be forced into another politically tough call on whether to intervene. UPS worker contracts are set to expire on July 31, and failure to reach an agreement could result in what would be the […]
UPS warns of downturn in US economy
UPS says the US economy is slowing down. America’s largest trucking company said Tuesday that revenue fell 6% in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, as its operating profit fell 22%. Its earnings fell just short of Wall Street forecasts for the period. “In the first quarter, deceleration in US retail sales resulted […]
UPS, FedEx Working With Feds to Track Gun Purchases
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen claims shipping companies UPS and FedEx are helping the Biden administration skirt laws that prohibit the federal government from creating a national gun owner registry, according to a letter sent to the companies Tuesday. The letter, obtained by The Washington Free Beacon, claims new shipping guidelines allow UPS and FedEx […]