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UPS Inc. and the Teamsters union have commenced the national, or master, phase of contract...
About 40% of parcel shippers responding to an annual price benchmarking survey by consultancy Shipware LLC said that their parcel discount programs were better than average. However, three-quarters of shippers felt their agreements could be improved and less than 7% said they had best-in-class pricing, according to the report.
The finding came from an annual shipper survey conducted last fall at the annual Parcel Forum. Dozens of shippers responded in real time to survey questions. The...
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By Satish Jindel
Editor’s note: The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not...
As Monday broke over Wall Street, 60 top FedEx Corp. executives stood at the podium of the New York Stock Exchange to ring the opening bell for trading. Cities across the globe from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to the company’s home in Memphis, Tennessee, were lighting landmarks, and airports were hued in its orange and purple colors. Last week, a portrait series collaboration with the famed photojournalist Annie Leibovitz was published to spotlight and elevate FedEx’s small business customers....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/at-50-fedex-faces-new-opportunities-and-challenges
By Micheal McDonagh
The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.
Labor issues are a long-standing fixture of logistics discourse. But instead of the seemingly constant truck driver shortage, logistics managers find themselves staring down a possible labor strike for the second time in less than a year.
In 2022, the threat of a rail strike grabbed plenty of headlines and sent shippers...
The Teamsters union headed into Southern California over the weekend to demand higher wages and better benefits from UPS Inc. The two sides begin negotiations on Monday over a new master contract and spar over how far they’ve gotten in bargaining 40 regional supplemental agreements tied to the master compact.
“There are 12 weeks from Monday until the expiration of the contract. We’ve stated our intentions. Teamsters will not be working beyond the expiration date of that contract unless there is...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-rally-against-ups-at-southern-california-event