November 14, 2008: UPS uses a two-month lag when adjusting its fuel surcharges. That means customers are paying a surcharge based on the price of gas two months ago when it was a dollar per gallon more expensive. You may not want to mention this when you’re making your pickups.

October 22, 2008: Current and former drivers for FedEx Ground who were misclassified as contractors instead of employees would receive another $9.1 million in reimbursements for job-related expenses under a tentative ruling from a court-appointed referee, an attorney for the drivers announced Oct. 20 ( Estrada v. RPS Inc., Cal. Super. Ct., No. BC210130, tentative post-remand accounting report 10/8/08). Retired California Superior Court Judge William J. Cahill's Oct. 8 ruling on nearly 50,000 expenses submitted...

September 19, 2008: Local 177 has tried for months to get UPS management to address dangerous safety violations in the hub in Edison, N.J. Now the local is going public with its concerns. The New Jersey Turnpike is now home to two prominent billboards letting UPS know it’s time to protect employee safety. Local 177 has filed hundreds of grievances on safety violations in the Edison hub dating back to March. Members report that packages...