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Last-Mile Delivery

Walmart agrees to $100M settlement over payments to gig delivery drivers

Walmart has agreed to pay $100M to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and 11 states that it deceived app-based delivery drivers about pay they would receive.

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Parcel Freight

UPS begins notifying delivery drivers about optional buyout program

UPS is using incentives to encourage parcel drivers to leave their jobs.

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PostalMag

Supreme Court says USPS legally immune for intentionally misdelivered mail

The U.S. Postal Service can’t be sued for poor service, even when mail is intentionally not delivered, the Supreme Court held.

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Air Cargo

FedEx invests $250M for dedicated parcel hub at new Mumbai airport

The operator of a new airport in Mumbai, India, has started building a dedicated cargo facility for FedEx, which currently operates from a shared facility at the city’s legacy airport.

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Parcel Freight

Judge gives UPS green light for $150,000 buyouts to drivers

A U.S. district court in Boston has rejected a Teamsters union motion to stop UPS from buying out package car drivers in an effort to reduce excess capacity.

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Air Cargo

FedEx ‘highly confident’ grounded MD-11 aircraft will return to service

FedEx continues to show strong optimism that it will soon begin operating its fleet of MD-11 freighters despite no signs from regulators investigating the deadly UPS accident about when they’ll lift the aircraft’s flight ban.

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USPS Employee Service Line

1-877-477-3273  |  TDD/TYY: 1-866-260-7507
PostalEASE (1); Bidding (2); Unscheduled Leave (4); Shared Services (5)

USPS National Employee Emergency Hotline: 1-888-363-7462

(enter the first 3 digits of your work location’s ZIP Code for facility and reporting information)

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