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Unite members at UPS's Camden depot will hold a 24-hour strike from midnight tomorrow (Friday 22 November)in a dispute over workloads and alleged bullying. It follows the failure of last ditch negotiations with management on 20 November to resolve the dispute. Unite regional officer Onay Kasab warned that further industrial action could take place if there was no resolution.
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Unite members at UPS's Camden, north London depot voted 91% in favour of strike action, paving the way for industrial action in the run-up to Christmas at one of the country's largest depots - if last minute negotiations fail to bring results. The dispute is over unreasonable workloads, forced overtime ...
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The air charter industry swung into action quickly to help victims of the Philippines typhoon.
On 13 November, Air Partner said it had organised four Boeing 777 and two 747 flights to the Philippines, carrying 600 tonnes of vehicles, tents, shelter kits and tarpaulins from East Midlands Airport and the UAE ...
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The Unite Union says that 120 drivers and loaders members of Unite at UPS's Camden depot are being balloted for strike action. The ballot closes on Friday 8 November. The dispute is over unreasonable workloads and alleged bullying. Deliveries in a large swathe of central London could be affected in ...
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The pilot and co-pilot of a UPS A300 freighter were killed when it crashed on the approach to Birmingham, Alabama, airport at 6.11am on 14 August. The plane was en route from Louisville, Kentucky. A fatal UPS 747-400F crash near Dubai in 2010 was blamed in a recently-published report on ...
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UPS has opened two new contract logistics distribution facilities in Chengdu and Shanghai, bringing the total number of such centres in China to more than 130, covering 87 cities. The two new facilities are in addition to the UPS healthcare facilities that opened last year in Shanghai and Hangzhou.
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The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) released its final report on the crash which killed two UPS 747 freighter pilots near Dubai on 3 September 2010.
While not pinpointing the origin of the fateful blaze, it found that the ensuing fire was promulgated by lithium batteries and that smoke-detection equipment ...
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UPS has improved its services to Croatia, following the Balkan country's official accession to the European Union. Express shipments from EU countries – including UK – can now arrive at destinations in Croatia in one business day and for less urgent shipments there are day-definite options with UPS Standard. The ...
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UPS is to buy Hungarian-based pharmaceutical logistics company, Cemelog as part of its campaign to increase its healthcare presence. It expects to complete the transaction in the second quarter of 2013.
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UPS is to appeal against the European Union's decision in January to block its €5.16 billion takeover of rival TNT Express. However, the US giant said it wanted “to clarify the legal reasoning” behind the move rather than reopen its bid for the Netherlands-based company.
This, it said, would give it ...
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