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Why the Teamsters and UPS negotiations are different this time – Louisville Business First

Labor disputes that normally are kept quiet during negotiations are seeing the light of day.

The Teamsters union and United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) are in the midst of negotiating a new national master contract, which will cover about 250,000 workers. Normally, a negotiation such as this one takes place behind closed doors, but this time around news is getting out.

Multiple news sources have reported that Teamsters want UPS to eliminate late-night deliveries, increase job security, create new full-time jobs and offer raises to employees.

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A single dad walked 11 miles to work every day – until his co-workers found out – WTVR

But his co-workers at a UPS facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, found out. And last week, they decided to make things right.

They asked Lewis to come to a brief union meeting.

When he showed up, his stoic face gave way to disbelief and then a grateful smile as his coworkers handed him keys to a new car.

“I was emotionally moved. My heart just fell,” the young worker recalled.

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UPS Business Blooms For Valentine’s Day

  • Air shipment demand drives forecasted transportation of 88 million flowers
  • Flowers picked in Latin America and delivered to consumers within 48 hours
  • Last-minute sweethearts can ship as late as Feb. 13
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Amazon’s Delivery Dream Is a Nightmare for FedEx and UPS – Bloomberg Quint

Amazon’s ambition has been in plain sight for years. The company has built its own network of merchandise warehouses and package sorting centers. It enlisted its own airplanes and truck trailers to transport cargo. It registered to move freight across oceans, and in dozens of cities it tapped couriers to deliver packages directly to shoppers’ doors.

Brick by brick, Amazon has been building itself into a package delivery company to satisfy not only the voracious demands of Amazon shoppers but also anyone else who wanted to move merchandise from one place to another.

None of this has been a secret. Even a hush-hush company like Amazon.com Inc. can’t keep jet planes under wraps. But Amazon and its delivery partners such as FedEx have had plausible deniability about what’s been happening. When Amazon executives are asked whether they’re trying to become another FedEx or UPS, they say those Amazon trucks, warehouses, airplanes and delivery drivers are intended to supplement existing shipping providers when needed and improve service for Amazon shoppers.

This explanation wasn’t entirely believable, of course, and Amazon can no longer deny it. Amazon is coming for you, FedEx and UPS. Maybe not today or tomorrow. But soon.

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UPS Names Christiana Smith Shi To Board Of Directors

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced that its board of directors has named Christiana Smith Shi as a UPS company director effective immediately.

Shi, age 58, is the founder and principal of Lovejoy Advisors, LLC, an advisory services firm helping to digitally transform consumer and retail businesses. Previously, she served as president of Nike Inc.’s Direct to Consumer business from 2013 to 2016, vice president of E-Commerce from 2012 to 2013, and chief operating officer for Global Direct to Consumer from 2010 to 2012.

Her appointment to the UPS board brings the total number of directors to 13. She will join the board’s Compensation Committee and Risk Committee.