Tag: North America

UPS Indianapolis freight workers ratify contract

Posted by | Oct 7, 2007 | |

United Parcel Service Inc. freight workers in Indianapolis ratified a new five-year contract reached by the Teamsters union that raises workers’ wages and boosts the company’s contributions to pensions and benefits.

The contract, which covers 125 freight employees, is considered to be the first step toward the unionization of UPS’s freight work force of about 15,000. The contract was ratified by a 107-to-1 vote.

UPS Freight was formerly known as Overnite Transportation.

UPS and the Teamsters union reached a tentative agreement on Sept. 30.

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FedEx filing hints at plan to build USD 87 M hub in Toledo area

Posted by | Oct 5, 2007 | |

In another indication that it plans to remain in the Toledo metropolitan area, package shipper FedEx Ground yesterday applied for tax abatement to build a new regional hub in Perrysburg Township.

The company would move from its present location in South Toledo to a planned USD 87 million facility on a parcel east of the Buck Road and I-75 interchange.

Under its application submitted yesterday to Wood County, FedEx Ground is asking for a 100 percent tax abatement on improvements to the property in Perrysburg Township.

A spokesman for Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said the move would be good for FedEx, Toledo, and the township because of a proposed joint economic development agreement that would allow for water and sewer services and tax-sharing.

Currently, FedEx’s local terminal is on Reynolds Road near Angola Road. It has about 400 employees, according to its application.

FedEx’s application says it plans to spend USD 48 million on new construction and USD 39 million on equipment as well as USD 73,000 on furniture and fixtures.

Work on the project would begin in November and end in June, 2009.

The application states that FedEx would create 31 new full-time and 91 new part-time jobs over the first three years, with total new wages of USD 2.9 million.

The existing annual payroll is 152 full-time employees and 259 part-time employees, paid a total of USD 9.2 million a year.

Nationally, FedEx Ground is undergoing a USD 1.8 billion expansion.

FedEx Ground’s income tax is said to yield about USD 200,000 a year for Toledo.

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USPS Postmaster General recognized for excellence in leadership

Posted by | Oct 4, 2007 | |

American University’s School of Public Affairs named U.S. Postmaster General John Potter as a recipient of the 2007 Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership.

The university’s award, now in its 30th year, recognizes career federal government executives who carry out the public’s work and increase the quality of life for Americans while achieving outstanding organizational results.

Potter was nominated by James Miller III, chairman of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, and by Vice Chairman Alan Kessler.

Potter, who was named Postmaster General in 2001, has been with the Postal Service since 1978. He has served as chief operating officer, senior vice president of operations, senior vice president of labor relations, and manager of Capitol Metro Operations, among other positions.

Jones, the award’s namesake, had a government career spanning six decades, during which he served as consultant and advisor to four presidents and supported the education of managers and executives as a means of improving the federal government.

Nominations for this year’s award were up more than 40 percent from last year, according to the university, making Potter’s award all the more significant. “An abundance of extraordinarily qualified candidates were presented for the 2007 award,” said William LeoGrand, dean of the university’s School of Public Affairs. “Potter’s selection is a credit to the ethos of public service at the U.S. Postal Service.”

Potter received the Roger W. Jones Award in an Oct. 4 ceremony on the campus of American University. Mark Everson, president and chief executive officer of the American Red Cross and past commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, was guest speaker.

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DHL receives honours for employee engagement and recognition programs

Posted by | Oct 4, 2007 | |

DHL announced today it has been honoured with the third annual Carrot Culture(R) Award at the 2007 Executive Recognition Summit held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. DHL was selected over a number of other companies for its successful implementation of employee engagement and recognition programs in promoting a customer-focused culture.

O.C. Tanner Recognition Company, the world’s leading provider of employee recognition solutions, presented the award to DHL this year, citing the Company’s commitment to using rewards and recognition to enhance employee engagement, attract and retain employees, boost overall productivity, and drive successful business results. The Carrot Culture Award is based on the New York Times bestselling book “The Carrot Principle.”

DHL was citied for significant improvements in employee satisfaction, achieving best-in-class scores as measured by a 2007 employee opinion survey. DHL also raised overall awareness and utilization of its recognition programs, showing a 330 percent increase in program participation.

DHL was also recognized for using strategic recognition to:
– Reinforce its brand of responsiveness and customer-centric principles among its employees
– Help managers understand why recognition is important and creating meaningful tools to execute the strategy
– Successfully measure employee satisfaction, and
– Use shared best practices with other companies in support of the concept of recognition as a key aspect of the employee work experience.

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UPS Global Small Business Forum offers world of opportunity to Atlanta companies

Posted by | Oct 3, 2007 | |

To help Atlanta-area small businesses grow at home and abroad, UPS will conduct a Global Small Business Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta. In addition to providing expert advice on how small companies can capitalize on the opportunities of global trade, the event will honor the winners of the third UPS Best “Out-of-the-Box” Small Business Contest.

This year, UPS took its small business contest global in search of the world’s most innovative small business and the Forum is designed to help small businesses gain practical advice on growing outside the United States. The half-day event will offer real-world advice about conducting business across borders from trade experts, including Israel Hernandez, Secretary for Trade Promotion and General Director of the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service.

“Exporting represents an untapped growth opportunity for U.S. small businesses,” said Kurt Kuehn, UPS senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing. “With the most expansive international delivery portfolio in the industry, UPS makes exporting easy.”

The event kicks off at 11:30 a.m., followed by a complementary luncheon and awards ceremony to honor the contest winners followed by several expert panel discussions on topics important to small companies.

Throughout the Forum, participants will have the chance to visit an Expert Expo that will feature exhibits displaying the full range of UPS solutions for small businesses as well as exhibits by Forum partners IBM and Inc. magazine. The U.S. Commercial Service also will have an exhibit. The Expert Expo is designed to offer advice and to provide networking opportunities for local small-business owners.

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