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The 2018 Red Hat Innovator of the Year Award recognizes platform that improves efficiency in UPS® facilities
A UPS (NYSE:UPS) technology platform that gives facility operators mobile, real-time data access that improves network efficiency and customer service, earned the company the 2018 Red Hat Innovator of the Year Award.
Controversial proposal calls for creating a ‘hybrid driver’ position that would earn as little as $15 an hour
United Parcel Service Inc. and the Teamsters union are discussing a two-tier wage system that would allow the company to hire lower-paid workers to deliver packages on weekends, including Sundays, as the parcel giant seeks ways to manage the surge in e-commerce.
The proposal, raised in recent contract negotiations, calls for creating a “hybrid driver” position that would earn as little as $15 an hour and top out at an hourly wage of $30. These employees’ regular schedule would be Sunday to Thursday or Tuesday to Saturday, avoiding costly overtime.
Annual List Recognizes Global Corporate and Social Responsibility Leaders
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the company has been named to Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s annual list of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens.” The program recognizes the standout environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of Russell 1000 companies across the United States and looks at seven categories: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy & community support.
A world where humanoid robots deliver your packages to your door may be as little as two to three years away.
That’s according to Damion Shelton, the CEO and co-founder of Agility Robotics, a start-up based in Albany, Oregon, which is building robots that can walk and run.
United Parcel Service Inc. is in talks with at least one U.S. trucking firm to launch in-home bulk delivery service.