U.S. Postal Service (USPS) workers will no longer deliver UPS SurePost packages after the government agency's contract with the parcel service expired this year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union representing UPS delivery drivers, confirmed the negotiated service agreement's expiration in a Facebook post last week.

UPS SurePost packages will be delivered by UPS drivers only after a contract between UPS and USPS expired this year.

The new year marked the end of the delivery contract for UPS "Sure Post", according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents UPS delivery drivers. Before the agreement expired,

The move brings millions of packages back into the carrier's network for final-mile delivery, according to the union.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) have threatened strikes across multiple states if their demands are not met with foodservice distribution giant Sysco and other major food distributors and retailers.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has announced that negotiations with Costco reached an abrupt standstill on January 7, 2025. Tension ignited with parties after Teamsters filed unfair labor practice charges against the company,

The Postal Service is the only carrier permitted to deliver to post office boxes, Army post and Navy fleets. With the end of this agreement, any of these customers now have to ship their packages directly to a U.S. location or to their address.

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.

Teamster Costco workers in Local 150, Local 174, and Local 853, are organizing practice picket lines as the Jan. 31 expiration of their contract with the behemoth chain store draws near. The picket lines that are in practice are in Hayward,

Nationwide, more than 18,000 Teamsters at Costco are demanding a new contract and are prepared to strike if Costco doesn't meet requests, the union said in a release.

"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." the social media post reads.