This Week in Parcel: July 21, 2023
This week in parcel, UPS starts business continuity training to prepare for a potential work stoppage…
Update July 17: UPS Teamsters Contract Negotiations – Contingencies for UPS Customers
With both sides still not returning to the bargaining table, the industry remains on edge…
Update July 12: UPS Teamsters Contract Negotiations – Is a Strike Imminent?
With less than three weeks until the current labor agreement expires, the negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters appear to be at a standstill. Both sides walked away from the table last week with no additional talks scheduled. Based on…
This Week in Parcel: July 7, 2023
This week in parcel, the UPS and Teamsters negotiations are coming down to the wire. It appeared the two sides had an agreement going into July 4, but those negotiations fell apart on the morning of July 5. While the…
5 Ways to Improve Profits with Parcel Spend Management
Running a business and shipping your parcels from the carrier service provider can be a hefty task, especially when you are shipping large volumes of parcels every year. You cannot go through every single parcel invoice each time searching for…
This Week in Parcel: June 30, 2023
This week in parcel, the Teamsters Union is demanding UPS present an agreeable counteroffer within the next week. While the current agreement doesn’t expire until July 31, the union is wary of the carrier prolonging the implementation of the next…
This Week in Parcel: June 23, 2023
Teamsters voted overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike, which means that if UPS and the union do not reach an agreement by the July 31 deadline, union leaders have approval to call for a work stoppage. If the union…
The Latest on the Potential Teamsters Strike at UPS – Updated June 21, 2023
Although it’s been on parcel shippers’ minds for almost a year, there is still frustratingly little public discussion or sign of progress from UPS and Teamsters about their labor contract that expires on July 31. A strike at the carrier…
This Week in Parcel: June 16, 2023
This week in parcel, UPS and Teamsters made baby steps towards a contract agreement, resolving a long-standing issue with air conditioning in trucks. UPS isn’t the only carrier working on labor negotiations. FedEx and its pilots are nearing the end…