The Teamsters voted overwhelmingly to strike if contract negotiations fail with United Parcel Service Inc.
Preliminary results show 93 percent of the UPS Teamsters who voted during weekend balloting support a walkout if an agreement is not reached, union spokesman Bret Caldwell said
Read MoreA year ago almost no one in the air-cargo industry had heard of Roger Gibson. For that matter, despite his 34 years with United Airlines, Gibson knew very little about air cargo. Now, however, the Oakland, Calif., native has emerged as an industry leader. Since replacing Jim Hartigan as vice president of cargo at United last June, he has made his mark in the industry while attempting to resurrect the reputation of United Cargo after two years of turmoil.
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Read MoreOnly the ninth CEO at United Parcel Service in its 95-year history, Michael L. Eskew knows the business from top to bottom. He should, too: The 52-year-old veteran started in the engineering division way back in 1972.
Eskew replaced James Kelly, who started as a UPS driver in 1964, worked his way to the top, and retired on January 1, 2002. Kelly led the Atlanta-based outfit’s transformation from just delivering small packages to the world’s largest private distribution operation. UPS now offers a wide range of services in more than 200 countries.
The Direct Marketing Association expressed concern yesterday over the decision by the Mailers Council to call for a presidential commission to study changes to the U.S. Postal Service.
In a letter to President Bush sent yesterday, Mailers Council executive director Bob McLean called on the White House to create a commission on postal reform to evaluate the USPS.
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