By Leada Gore |
UPS has ended a contract with the U.S. Postal Service and the termination means changes for some people with post office boxes.
Under the change, UPS Sure Post packages are now only being delivered by UPS drivers, a spokesperson for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive. In the past, the final leg of these deliveries was made by the U.S. Postal Service; now, they will be handled by UPS after the Jan. 1 contract expiration.
“Millions of packages moved away from SurePost and the United States Postal Service and returned to UPS package cars this month, now being sorted and delivered by hardworking UPS Teamsters,” Teamsters said in a Facebook post. “The increase in volume provides more delivery opportunities and access to overtime for rank-and-file UPS Teamsters.”
While Teamsters touted the changes, it creates issues related to some deliveries. The Postal Service is the only carrier permitted to deliver to post office boxes, Army posts and Navy fleets, MyNBC5 reported. The end of the agreement means UPS customers will now have to ship their packages directly to a U.S. location or their address.
UPS told the station if someone does not have a valid street address, the best option is to have packages to sent to a UPS store. Now, any package addressed to a P.O. Box or military address shipped through UPS will be refused and sent back to the sender.
