12/1/2020 NEWARK, N.J. – Two New Jersey men were charged with theft of government property and fraudulently altering United States Postal Service (USPS) postage stamps, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Jack Koch a/k/a/ “Ismail Yilmaz,”44, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and Steven Koch, a/k/a “Selim Memis,” 43, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, are each […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he won’t approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times current rates. “The Postal Service is a joke because they’re handing out packages for Amazon and other internet […]
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak. With shoppers clearing out shelves in fear of quarantines or product […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said it will allow its third-party sellers to start using FedEx’s ground service again after banning them from using it for about a month during the busy holiday shopping season because FedEx purportedly wasn’t delivering on time. Amazon said FedEx is now getting orders delivered on time and sent a […]
Amazon ignored or dismissed safety concerns about its delivery network to prioritize speed and explosive growth, according to new documents and interviews with insiders. As they prepared for last year’s holiday rush, managers at Amazon unveiled a plan to make the company’s sprawling delivery network the safest in the world. Amazon, which ships millions of […]
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two pallets full of Amazon packages were found abandoned in the parking lot of a Sacramento restaurant. The packages were found Sunday morning by the manager of Brookfields Restaurant located at 4343 Madison Ave. “(There were) 50 packages per pallet, about 100 packages,” David Slambora, the restaurant manager, said. Slambora said some […]
12/2/2019 AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — The Amador County Sheriff’s office says 297 parcels were stolen from behind the Pioneer Post Office. Deputies responded to the post office Monday where the Post Master informed them the packages were stolen from four pallets that were left behind the building. The merchandise was from Amazon, according to the […]
Ruthless Quotas at Amazon Are Maiming Employees This holiday season, Amazon will move millions of packages at dizzying speed. Internal injury reports suggest all that convenience is coming at the expense of worker safety. Amazon’s famous speed and technological innovation have driven the company’s massive global expansion and a valuation well over $800 billion. It’s […]
According to the Washington Post U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan plans to retire in January, officials said Wednesday, following months of complaints from President Trump that the Postal Service was losing too much money and should be charging retail giant Amazon more for package delivery. Trump had told aides repeatedly earlier this year that he […]
UPS failed in its effort to create a “level playing field” in the delivery game after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away its appeal aimed at forcing the U.S. Postal Service to raise its prices. The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld an appeals court ruling related to how much the Postal Service can charge […]