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UPS and the “outlaw” strike of 1946 – Socialist Worker

UPS MADE an early leap into New York City’s retail delivery business.

With its dominance established on the West Coast, in 1930, it set up its delivery operations in Manhattan and aspired to become the premiere delivery service for all of New York’s leading and popular department stores and specialty shops. By the end of the decade, it had largely succeeded–it was the delivery service for over 350 of the city’s leading retail businesses. It continued to expand during the war years, and one year after the end of the Second World War, UPS got the jewel in the crown of New York’s retail trade–Macy’s, the city’s oldest and most venerated department store.

This seemingly innocuous takeover of Macy’s delivery service, however, set off a chain reaction of events that shut down UPS for 51 days in the fall of 1946 and overturned the leadership of the local Teamsters union.

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Police: UPS truck driver fell asleep prior to crash on I-95 in Delaware – 6ABC

Delaware State Police investigators say the driver of a UPS tractor trailer had fallen asleep at the wheel prior to crashing on I-95 in Newport Friday morning.

Preliminary investigation indicates that 45-year-old Phillip Bates of York, Pennsylvania was traveling from I-295 southbound, merging onto I-95 southbound, when the tractor-trailer traveled off of the roadway and onto the right shoulder of the I-295 merge.

Bates was issued a traffic citation for Inattentive Driving. Delaware State Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.

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UPS Press Release

UPS Broadens Multimodal Express Portfolio with China-Europe Rail Offering

Service helps customers balance speed and cost in supply chains

UPS® (NYSE: UPS) announced today the addition of a Full Container Load (FCL) rail solution to its China-to-Europe transportation lineup. The move is the latest in a series of expansions of UPS’s worldwide forwarding services designed to offer customers more choices for shipping.

“Our customers are looking to UPS for ways to achieve their business objectives of reaching new markets and reducing costs,” said Keith Andrey, UPS vice president of ocean freight and multimodal services. “We are excited to add our rail option for our customers in one of the world’s largest freight lanes to complement our existing ocean and air freight and package capabilities. This gives customers access to a broader transportation portfolio to better meet their business needs.”

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UPS Expands Memphis Facility

Expanded facility will increase package processing capacity by more than 80 percent

Construction recently began to expand by one-third the UPS® (NYSE: UPS) package distribution facility on Swinnea Road in Memphis. The project will add approximately 140,000 square feet of building space bringing the total to more than 430,000 square feet at an estimated cost of $70 million. The facility will improve processing rates through increased capacity and expanded use of UPS’s next generation sorting technology when completed in early 2016.

UPS expects to add 350 new jobs over a three-year period to meet volume growth at this site. These jobs include tractor trailer and delivery drivers, package handlers, management, maintenance and support staff. According to the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County (EDGE), the project will create nearly $9.8 million in new tax revenue for the metro area.

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FAA grounds Amazon’s drone delivery plans – arstechnia

The Federal Aviation Administration has said that online shopping powerhouse Amazon may not employ drones to deliver packages, at least not anytime soon.

The revelation was buried in a FAA document (PDF) unveiled Monday seeking public comment on its policy on drones, or what the agency calls “model aircraft.”

The FAA has maintained since at least 2007 that the commercial operation of drones is illegal. A federal judge ruled in March, however, that the FAA enacted the regulations illegally because it did not take public input before adopting the rules, which is a violation of federal law. Flight regulators have appealed the decision, maintaining that commercial applications are still barred.