United Parcel Service announced Tuesday that it had reached a tentative deal on a five-year contract with the union representing more than 325,000 of its U.S. workers, a key step […]
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Back to news homeUPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms
Barely a week before the contract for more than 325,000 United Parcel Service workers expires, union and company negotiators have yet to reach an agreement to avert a strike that […]
Looming UPS Strike Spurs Some Companies to Rethink Supply Chains
Kathryn Keeler and her husband, Stuart de Haaff, own an olive oil company in the hills of central California. The couple spend their days harvesting olives, bottling the oil, labeling […]
DoorDash, Shifting Business Model, Will Offer Drivers Hourly Pay
DoorDash said on Wednesday that it would begin giving its delivery drivers the option to be paid an hourly minimum wage, instead of earning money for each delivery.The significant shift […]
Why Amazon’s Delivery Network Is Vulnerable to Labor Strife
Is there a more familiar sign of corporate dominance than the Amazon delivery van?As recently as four years ago, the blue-gray vehicle with the smiley arrow was a relative novelty […]
$388 in Sushi. Just a $20 Tip: The Brutal Math of Uber Eats and DoorDash
Brantley Bush couldn’t shake the fear that he was about to be ripped off.It was a chilly Saturday evening, and Mr. Bush, a delivery driver for Uber Eats, was waiting […]
Lyft’s Financial Woes Thrust It Into the Spotlight
In 2018, Lyft’s co-founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, assembled employees in the cafeteria of the San Francisco company’s headquarters for a staff meeting. There, they explained that they were […]
Need an Onion? These Indian Apps Will Deliver It in Minutes.
The clock was ticking.Weaving at high speeds through the traffic of Hyderabad, a city in southern India, Shivam Tirupati Niralwar, 29, ran through red lights and drove into oncoming traffic. […]
Amazon Agrees to Change Some Business Practices in EU Settlement
Placement inside the Buy Box is a major driver of sales for companies that sell on Amazon, but if Amazon sees a product for sale at a lower price on […]
Instacart Is Said to Pull Plans to Go Public This Year
The food delivery company had been moving toward a public offering, but the window for such deals is shutting amid market turmoil. Read More