United Parcel Service agreed to resume labor talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week to avoid a strike that could disrupt supply chains and harm the economy. The package-delivery service will again start labor talks with the union, which represents 340,000 employees, on July 25, ahead of the looming strike. Labor negotiations broke…

A cat the British Columbia SPCA says was mysteriously found in a parcel from China is now in foster care recovering from its apparent ordeal. The SPCA says in a statement it’s unclear how long the cat spent in transit, however it appeared healthy but scared. Binder Kooner, chief of operations for Canada Border Services…

Australia Post is upgrading its technology to alert customers with more accurate delivery time frames by sending a text message, according to an exclusive report by Courier Mail. Previously, customers were sent a message on the day of arrival but were not given a more specific window of time for delivery. The $20 million (US$14…

Australia Post is upgrading its technology to alert customers with more accurate delivery time frames by sending a text message, according to an exclusive report by Courier Mail. Previously, customers were sent a message on the day of arrival but were not given a more specific window of time for delivery. The $20 million (US$14…

Australia Post has reported a before-tax full-year profit of $100.7 million amid strong growth in its parcel business during COVID-19. Overall group revenue for the 2020/21 financial year was up 10.3 per cent to $8.27 billion, while the ‘parcels and services’ division realised 17.7 per cent growth. “This strong result rests with the hard work…

Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Burma (also known as Myanmar) have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined a civil disobedience movement opposing military rule, media reported on Tuesday. Since the elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was overthrown in a…