UPS Coverage

UPS is cutting 12,000 jobs

New York (CNN) -- UPS announced Tuesday that it will cut 12,000 jobs as part of a bid to save $1 billion costs. Managers and contractor positions will make up most of the layoffs.

By Chris Isidore, CNN

Deadlines for 2023 holiday shipping with USPS, FedEx, UPS

If you are planning to ship holiday gifts this year, be sure to check this list of shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx so all your packages arrive on time.

FedEx issues safety alert amid rise in mail carrier robberies

We've heard about "porch pirates," but what if your package is stolen before it even gets to your doorstep?

FedEx issues nationwide alert as thieves begin robbing mail carriers during holiday rush

We've heard about "porch pirates," but what if your package is stolen before it even gets to your doorstep?

Carly Haynes, WRAL reporter

UPS union agrees to deal to avert strike that would stall package deliveries

United Parcel Service announced Tuesday that it had reached a tentative deal on a five-year contract with the union representing more than 325,000 of its U.S. workers, a key step in averting a potential strike.

Nearly 100 high-paying jobs coming to Onslow County as UPS to build a new distribution center

Nearly 100 new jobs are expected to come to Onslow County as UPS will build a $12.3 million distribution center in the Town of Holly Ridge. 

Deadlines for 2022 holiday shipping with USPS, FedEx, UPS

If you are planning to ship holiday gifts this year, be sure to check this list of shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx so all your packages arrive on time.

UPS hiring thousands for the holidays, jobs starting at $18 per hour

A full-time UPS package delivery driver makes an average of $95,000 per year.

Where are all the holiday jobs? Firms are quiet on hiring or not increasing from last year

Employers seem poised to pull back on the normal rush of seasonal hiring, which experts say is another warning bell for a possible recession.

UPS to hire 100,000 for holidays - you can get a job in 'just 25 minutes'

United Parcel Service said Wednesday it plans to hire more than 100,000 extra workers to help handle an increase in packages during the critical holiday season. Candidates can be hired in 25 minutes or less.

UPS vs. Teamsters: One of biggest strikes in US history is looming

Over the past year, the nascent labor movements at mighty corporations like Starbucks and Amazon have grabbed national attention. But less well-known is a looming high-stakes clash between one of America’s oldest unions and the world’s biggest package courier.

Christmas rush: USPS, UPS still hiring seasonal workers

Even though Chrismtas is only two weeks away, USPS and UPS are still looking for seasonal workers in what's expected to be a record-breaking holiday season.

Deadlines for holiday shipping are approaching: See the schedule for USPS, FedEx, UPS

If you are planning to ship holiday gifts this year, be sure to check this list of shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx so all your packages arrive on time.

From holidays to year-round, UPS employees climb company ladder

A third of UPS employees start out as seasonal employees, a manager said.

5 On Your Side helps track down $7,300 lost iPad that helps teen communicate with family

A Raleigh man needed answers after a package entrusted to a UPS store, never arrived at its destination. This lost package created real concern because inside was a special device that a teenager relies on to communicate.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter

UPS driver remembered as hard worker, great father

Dylan Scott Wall hated delivering packages in downtown Raleigh but took the route because UPS asked him to, his mother says.

'He took my son's life for nothing': Mother grieves over slain UPS driver

A Raleigh man was ordered held without bond Thursday in the fatal shooting of a UPS driver downtown on Wednesday afternoon.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

UPS driver saves woman from railroad tracks

The driver stopped to make sure the woman got to safety.

Mail carrier comes to person's aid after noticing something strange outside the home

The mail carrier is being touted as a hero by her community.

NC moves up on vaccination list nationally, but CDC reports doses still sitting on shelves

North Carolina will get an extra 81,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine over the next three weeks, in addition to its weekly 120,000-dose allotment, as the federal government ramps up distribution. Still, that boost doesn't come close to meeting vaccination demand in the state.

Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist

UPS truck catches fire on I-540 in Raleigh

A UPS truck caught on fire on Interstate 540 Saturday morning just after leaving Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

John Payne, WRAL photojournalist

Raleigh neighborhood throws their UPS delivery man a retirement party

Johnny Marhsall has worked with UPS for 30 years in Raleigh. He said he's had the same route for 25 years, near North Hills Drive and Lead Mine Road.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Months of planning pay off as UPS delivers coronavirus vaccine to US hospitals

The first shipments of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine were shipped Monday to hospitals nationwide, and with each delivery, notifications would go off on Wes Wheeler's phone.

'We don't want to have one single dose late,' says Chapel Hill man overseeing UPS vaccine shipments to US hospitals

The first shipments of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine were shipped Monday to hospitals nationwide, and with each delivery, notifications would go off on Wes Wheeler's phone.

Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter

Watch: COVID vaccine arrival at UPS Worldport

Watch as UPS manages the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine.