April 22, 2013: More than 100,000 Teamsters will be moved out of their current health plan if UPS management gets its way in contract negotiations. Now some locals are demanding a separate vote on the issue. UPS wants to move more UPS Teamsters out of company health plans. The company and Ken Hall were all but set on moving these Teamsters into the Central States Health & Welfare Fund. But members and some local unions...

UPDATED April 19, 2013: The International Union will resume contract negotiations with UPS on April 22 with the goal of reaching a deal on a proposed new contract by the end of the week. Economic issues, including healthcare, remain on the table. The IBT and UPS have reached tentative agreements on a number of language issues, including 9.5 protections from excessive overtime. Members have been promised that the new 9.5 language will: Make it easier...

REUTERS The New York Times April 01, 2013 View the original piece United Parcel Service has agreed to forfeit $40 million that it earned from illegal Internet pharmacies that shipped drugs using U.P.S. services, federal authorities said on Friday. As part of the settlement, U.P.S. entered a nonprosecution agreement with the Justice Department. The company also agreed to put a compliance program into place to prevent illegal online pharmacies from distributing drugs through its shipping...