UPS

A UPS e truck is parked on a street in New York on May 11, 2023. On Tuesday, the company said it will cut 12,000 jobs.

Economy

UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs just months after reaching union deal

10:35am January 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

UPS will cut 12,000 jobs and released a revenue outlook for this year that sent its shares down sharply. CEO Carol Tome said that the job cuts will produce $1 billion in cost savings.

United Auto Workers members march while holding signs at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.

Economy

Why auto workers are asking for a 46% pay raise

11:10am September 07, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

Bold union demands, bolstered by a tight labor market and frustration throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, are paying off in some sectors with significant raises for workers.

United Parcel Service driver Hudson de Almeida steers through a neighborhood while delivering packages, June 30, 2023, in Haverhill, Mass.

National

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations

1:16am August 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Teamsters said that 86% of the votes casts were in favor of ratifying the national contract. They also said it was passed by the highest vote for a contract in the history of the Teamsters at UPS.

UPS workers are voting on whether to approve a deal negotiated by Teamsters leadership.

National

UPS union negotiated a historic contract. Now workers have the final say

2:41pm August 11, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

The Teamsters union reached a tentative deal with UPS, narrowly averting a nationwide strike. Rank-and-file union members are voting on whether to approve the contract.

UPS drivers had threatened to walk off the job unless the company provided better pay for part-time workers.

Economy

UPS union calls off strike threat after securing pay raises for workers

4:35pm July 25, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

A tentative agreement between UPS and the Teamsters has averted a potential strike at the company. The deal will secure pay raises for part-time workers.

A United Parcel Service driver makes a delivery in the back of his truck in Pittsburgh, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Delivery drivers want protection against heat. But it's an uphill battle

4:25pm July 21, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

As heat waves hit the U.S., delivery drivers are especially vulnerable to rising temperatures. Workers at some of the biggest delivery companies are pushing for more protection against extreme heat.

Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the company's workers broke down last week with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks.

Economy

How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business

5:00am July 12, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

A strike by UPS workers would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country and it would shake up an increasingly competitive industry.

A UPS driver makes deliveries in Northbrook, Ill., on May 10.

National

UPS workers facing extreme heat win a deal to get air conditioning in new trucks

3:39pm June 14, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The agreement with the Teamsters comes after complaints from labor leaders, workers and their families that the company has not done enough to protect drivers from scorching temperatures on the job.

Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston.

If you want your holiday package to arrive on time, here are the deadlines to know

6:01am December 02, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.

A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van in Seattle. A huge increase in online shopping this year has demand for package delivery exceeding capacity this holiday season and stretching the delivery supply chain thin.

National

Dear Present Procrastinators: Ship That Holiday Gift, Now

12:08pm December 18, 2020

by David Schaper

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year, and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.

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