eBay said it would protect sellers from any fallout resulting from postal delays resulting from the day of mourning observance by the US Postal Service. Announcement follows: Seller Shipping Metrics and National Day of Mourning, December 5, 2018 USPS has Read more
Sellers are finding themselves in a tight spot with the suspension of mail on Wednesday due to the day of mourning in remembrance of former President George HW Bush, who passed away on November 30, 2018. The US Postal Service Read more
eBay asked sellers in Alaska to notify them if there has been any disruption to their business as a result of the November 30th earthquake. It provided a toll-free number for them to call. eBay announcement follows: To our Sellers Read more
Mail to, from, and within Canada has been disrupted by 37 days of rotating strikes by union workers. On Tuesday, the government passed back-to-work legislation, but Canada Post said “unprecedented backlogs” would mean continued lengthy delays for customers, though workers Read more
eBay has gotten involved in the postal strike in Canada a day after Canada Post suspended its service delivery guarantees due to delays it blamed on escalating rotating strikes by the union. Canada Post said on Wednesday that in Toronto Read more
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said the government appointed a special mediator today to assist Canada Post and the CUPW in reaching negotiated collective agreements. In the meantime, the CUPW is conducting a rotating strike in Kelowna, BC Read more
The USPS and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) have agreed to extend contract negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. The contract covers the wages, hours, and working conditions of 193,000 postal workers including clerks, mechanics, vehicle drivers, custodians, Read more
eBay and Etsy warned sellers they could be impacted by shipping disruptions for mail travelling within, into, or from Canada. Canadian sellers are more likely to be aware of the labor issues, but sellers outside of the country should also Read more
Expecting a package from a seller located in Hawaii? Be aware of recent disruptions of both outgoing and incoming mail. The US Postal Service issued service disruption alerts for the state of Hawaii beginning on August 23rd. It announced on Read more
Hurricane Harvey has pummeled parts of Texas and Louisiana, and eBay vowed to automatically protect sellers impacted by the storm. Those sellers whom eBay identifies as being impacted will not receive defects for stockouts or unresolved cases with buyers, and Read more
