Tariff exposure round-up – Fedex, UPS, CH Robinson & Expeditors
…and the Class I railroads?
The vultures are circling over the looming contract negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union.
Competitors are nudging UPS customers to shift parcel volume over to them as a protection policy for a possible strike this summer.
The five-year contract for some 340,000 UPS employees who are Teamsters members is going to expire on 31 July. Negotiations for the new contract are set to get under way next month, but the union has signalled that it intends to take a tough stance.
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