Tag: North America

US Teamsters seek independent FedEx board chairman

Posted by | Sep 2, 2008 | |

The U.S. Teamsters union said that it sent a letter to shareholders of package delivery company FedEx Corp urging them to support a union proposal to elect an independent board chairman.

FedEx’s annual shareholder meeting will be held September 29 in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Teamsters have been fighting for years to unionize drivers at FedEx unit FedEx Ground, arguing that the independent contractors the company uses should be classified as employees and entitled to benefits.

FedEx says the drivers are entrepreneurs and should not be classified as employees.

The Teamsters union represents drivers at FedEx’s main rival United Parcel Service Inc.

The company said the Teamsters’ proposal would not be beneficial to shareholders.

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Unreasonable offer by Canada Post prompts strike vote

Posted by | Sep 2, 2008 | |

Canada Post Corporation has taken an unreasonable approach to bargaining during the late stages of negotiations and employees will take a strike vote over the coming weeks to protect their rights.

The negotiations started in the spring of 2008, and the union says the employer is refusing to address the workers’ demands.

The main issues at the bargaining table continue to be: protections
against unreasonable measurements and surveillance of individual employees,
workload-management issues, a fair benefits package, fair wages and bargaining
unit protection. Canada Post has previously negotiated similar settlements
with other unions.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) bargaining team tabled a thoughtful and comprehensive offer of settlement last week, but Canada Post remains reluctant to commit to any proposal of substance.

The union will not agree to concessions for its members and says only a
substantial improvement in Canada Post’s offer could prevent a strike.

The collective agreement between UPCE/PSAC and Canada Post expired on
August 31, 2008. The union served the employer a notice to bargain on May 1,
2008, and the negotiations began on June 4, 2008.

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Poll results confirm large majority opposes postal deregulation

Posted by | Sep 2, 2008 | |

A new Ipsos Reid poll shows 69 per cent of the public oppose allowing private companies to deliver letters in Canada. The release of this poll coincides with the final ay for submissions to the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review, a government-appointed panel which is considering postal deregulation.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) delivered its submission, which includes the poll results, and over 10,000 post cards to the review’s advisory panel today.

The poll CUPW commissioned shows that 46 per cent strongly oppose and 23 per cent of people somewhat oppose allowing private companies to deliver letters in Canada. Conversely, 9 per cent of people strongly support and 18 per cent of people somewhat support allowing private sector competition.

The public isn’t alone in their opposition to postal deregulation. Close to 400 municipal councils from across the country have also passed resolutions against postal deregulation.

The strategic review panel will release a final report with recommendations in December.
The survey was conducted from August 12-14, 2008.

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USPS extends early-out offers to letter carriers

Posted by | Sep 2, 2008 | |

The U.S. Postal Service has extended early retirement offers to letter carriers as part of an expanded early-out offer that now covers 156,000 employees.

Rural and city carriers are included in a new group of employees eligible for voluntary early retirements. Other employees in this group are postmasters, field-level supervisors, maintenance workers and motor vehicle mechanics.

In the past month, USPS announced early-out offers to two other groups of employees as part of a larger effort to reduce and restructure its work force. The first covers about 72,000 mail handlers, clerks, distribution operations supervisors and customer service supervisors. The second group includes 3,200 headquarters employees.
With this latest round, approved late last week by the Office of Personnel Management, the Postal Service has extended offers to virtually all occupations within the Postal Service, said Anthony Vegliante, the agency’s chief human resources officer.

Vegliante said it’s the first time since 1992 that the Postal Service has offered early retirements to letter carriers, who comprise the bulk of the agency’s 670,000 employees.
The offers apply to employees who are at least 50 years old with at least 20 years of service, or those with 25 years of service regardless of age. No financial incentives nor bonuses will be paid to employees who decide to retire.

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UPS issues new sustainability report (U.S)

Posted by | Aug 29, 2008 | |

UPS released its sixth annual Corporate Sustainability Report with progress reports on the company’s economic, social and environmental performance. The report is posted at sustainability.ups.com.

The report is based on data from 2007, UPS’s 100th anniversary. Highlights include safety goals achieved, fuel conserved through technology and increases in global employee volunteerism and charitable giving. Additionally, the 2007 report includes a new Climate Change Statement and establishes 2011 sustainability goals.

“With these new additions, you will see that our sustainability goals and processes are evolving along with our business as we begin our second century,” said Chairman and CEO Scott Davis.

UPS was the first company in its industry to issue a sustainability report and to publicize its specific goals.

UPS pursues a wide range of socially responsible and sustainable business practices designed to reduce its impact on the environment and improve communities around the world. UPS is included in the Dow Jones and FTSE4Good Sustainability Indexes, which evaluate corporations based on economic, environmental and social criteria.

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