How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business
1 year, 5 months ago

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

NPR  

How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business Enlarge this image toggle caption Brittainy Newman/AP Brittainy Newman/AP Contract negotiations between United Parcel Service and the Teamsters union stalled last week, heightening the odds of a UPS strike in early August — as well as shake-ups in an increasingly competitive package delivery market. "In the event of a market disruption, no carrier can absorb all UPS volume," FedEx executives wrote in a July 6 internal company memo reviewed by NPR. But Tommy Storch, a transportation procurement expert at consulting firm Insight Sourcing Group, said many UPS customers would likely shift to a more diverse carrier set, keeping a higher percentage of their volume with other carriers to protect their business from future disruptions. UPS "might lose some people completely outright, but I think more than often, you'd see that they try to put a little more volume with an alternate carrier moving forward," Storch said.

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UPS to cut 12,000 jobs 5 months after reaching union deal as revenue outlook for year disappoints
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs 5 months after reaching union deal as revenue outlook for year disappoints

Associated Press  

UPS will cut 12,000 jobs and released a revenue outlook for this year that sent its shares down sharply. The Teamsters in September voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with UPS, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. On a conference call Tuesday morning, CEO …

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries
1 year, 4 months ago

UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations that threatened deliveries

Associated Press  

The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. “Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS,” Teamsters General President …

UPS workers OK 5-year contract, capping contentious talks that threatened deliveries
1 year, 4 months ago

UPS workers OK 5-year contract, capping contentious talks that threatened deliveries

LA Times  

Under the tentative UPS agreement, full- and part-time union workers will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023, and $7.50 more in total by the end of the five-year contract. The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that …

UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike
1 year, 4 months ago

UPS reaches contract with 340,000 unionized workers, averting potentially calamitous strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy UPS has reached a contract …

UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike
1 year, 4 months ago

UPS reaches tentative contract with 340,000 unionized workers, potentially dodging calamitous strike

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — UPS has reached a tentative contract with its 340,000-person union, potentially averting a strike that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide. Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement that UPS put $30 billion more on the table due to the negotiations, saying the deal “sets a new standard …

A UPS strike is brewing in the US: What to expect
1 year, 5 months ago

A UPS strike is brewing in the US: What to expect

Firstpost  

With less than a week remaining before the current contract expires on Monday, 31 July, the Teamsters, representing more than half of UPS’s workforce, will resume talks with the company today The clock is ticking. With less than a week remaining before the current contract expires on Monday, 31 July, the Teamsters, representing more than half of UPS’s workforce, will …

A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

A UPS strike could be just around the corner. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The clock is ticking. UPS’s unionized workers still seethe about a contract they feel was forced on them in 2018, and say that the company delivers millions more packages every day than it did just five years ago. In a Friday update, the company said it aimed “quickly to finalize a fair deal that provides certainty for …

Saying strike is “imminent,” UPS gets a Friday deadline from union to come up with a better contract
1 year, 5 months ago

Saying strike is “imminent,” UPS gets a Friday deadline from union to come up with a better contract

Associated Press  

Frustrated by an “appalling counterproposal” earlier this week, the head of the union representing 340,000 UPS workers said a strike is imminent and gave the shipping giant a Friday deadline to improve its offer. “The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable,” said Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien, who accused UPS executives of hoarding profits instead of sharing …

Column: A Teamsters strike against UPS could remake the union movement for the better
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: A Teamsters strike against UPS could remake the union movement for the better

LA Times  

Unionized UPS workers have voted to authorize a strike if the Teamsters and the company don’t agree to a new contract before the existing pact expires July 31. She says the workforce takes pride in having kept UPS operating through the pandemic — “without us, you didn’t get food, medicine, essential stuff” — but sentiment is widespread that the company …

Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home delivery
1 year, 6 months ago

Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer, scrambling supply chains and home delivery

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and Teamsters can’t come to an agreement before their contract expires next month. “If this multibillion-dollar corporation fails to deliver on the contract that our hardworking members deserve, UPS will be striking itself,” …

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