Salesman of A.I. to companies are forgetting to mention about all the computers being savatage'd by overseas crooks and held hostage to pay up. Any victim business has now upped risk by 40% . Poor choice.
UPS' weak leadership direct cause of layoffs
UPS has a leadership problem and its only gotten worse over time. Most companies attempt to retain their brightest and best employees, however, as a real head scratcher, UPS doesn't retain those employees and ends up with poor leadership at top... — read more
Over 100 UPS employees are being laid off in Connecticut
https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/over-100-ups-employees-are-being-laid-off-in-connecticut/3212585/
UPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee public meeting held on Sunday
The UPS Workers Rank-and-File Committee held an emergency online public meeting Sunday evening, titled “Organize the rank and file to fight the job cuts at UPS! Unite with autoworkers, tech workers and the whole working class against... — read more
If Bez sells millions in stock of Amz ,how much shipping volume does UPS loose?
Never a good sign when top person sells the stock of company. They know what might be coming. Could this also be a factor in layoffs?
Five days in the office
What's the point? I can understand why we might need layoffs. If the business is down and we realistically don't need as many people, I can understand that. It's tragic for those involved, but it makes sense. But why force people back to the office... — read more
UPS Latest Layoffs
The latest UPS be 12000 plan layoffs is a direct reflection of the latest UPS contract with the Teamsters Union. UPS has to cut managerial jobs because of the contract and lower volume. UPS has lost there lower management confidence by keep... — read more
If I get layed-off from my UPS job. I'm moving back to West Virginia to work my old job as a Coal Miner.
If you get a lay-off notice at UPS, you should change careers and become a Coal Miner. As a Coal Miner, the work is hard, but the pay is very good. You all need to look at jobs in West Virgina. When I lived there and was not working on weekends, I... — read more
Conference call starting tomorrow
Managers are getting conference call invites for tomorrow to let them know they’re being laid off…..
Will A. I. be the reason for 12,000 U.P.S. layoffs since layoffs are management?
F.O. Newmans comments are interesting about change.
Y’all gotta admit, $2.5 billion profits in Q4 is basically peanuts
No reason to keep those pesky workers shuffling around.
UPS to lay off 12000 workers
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/30/ups-reports-drop-in-package-volume-stock-tumbles.html
UPS layoffs - what to expect
It seems that everyone is still on board with the explanation that the layoffs are being caused by declining consumer demand. This article gives a good sense of what to expect not only with regard to UPS, but the storage and shipment industry as a... — read more
We haven't seen a reduction in package volume
I keep reading about coming layoffs due to the reduction in package volume but that couldn't be further from the truth at my location. In fact, if they decide to cut people we'll be having major issues keeping up with workload. We are having issues... — read more
UPS Layoffs 2024
What are your thoughts about potential UPS layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
UPS Centennial Hub in Louisville to see layoffs in 2024
Louisville's UPS Centennial Hub will see layoffs starting Feb. 16, UPS spokesperson Mechelle Stanchfield confirmed via email to the Courier Journal Thursday... — read more
UPS layoffs in Louisville draw rebuke, strike threat from Teamsters
United Parcel Service laid off about 35 employees at its Centennial ground hub in Louisville on Thursday, drawing a rebuke and a threat of a strike from the Teamsters union, which said those workers had just voted to... — read more
Any layoffs planned after peak Jan. 2nd?
So far the volume is down for our area considering it is pre Thanksgiving. Not all drivers are going out and some are getting less hours. This Holiday season seems to be focused on buying generic food and hoping you have enough money to put fuel in... — read more
More layoffs Coming
The UPS stock price is down 14% since the beginning of October. Carol's plan book seems to be to go after non union U.S. jobs to cut costs. Would not be surprised to see more layoffs and outsourcing sooner than later. Easier than doing the real... — read more
Why is UPS buying "Happy Returns" reuseable(dirty) label free returns business? Jobs lost?
Happy Returns uses reuseable containers with no labels but scan bar. The black containers go from person to person. Germs, roaches and and disease going around could be in the container and dirty up the returns. Then you buy someone else's returns... — read more
RURAL PACKAGE AND STORAGE, charges the same high rate but delivers packages late.
UPS past was good fast service but expensive. Why would they risk that good past and start "RURAL DEFERRAL"? Centers are storing packages until there is a big enough load to deliver even though rural customers pay the same expensive shipping as... — read more
How many more UPS management layoffs will there be after the Dallas Fortworth+ chops?
Hope those in Texas had a jump on possible lay offs from others so they could brace for trouble ahead. What is the ballpark total currently including those out west? Management has no union protection and is always first to go or get benefits... — read more
What's going on with layoffs?
Will there be a continuation this week or is it done?
Rip
Kinda of funny how you can't comment on the poor fellow that died that was posted on fox app shows who is being paid off instead of trucks having air conditioning
UPS Operations Buyouts
Again UPS has offered buyouts to non operations management employees in July 2023. Still no mention of when or if these Buyouts will be offered to operations management employees. These operations management employees have been looked over by UPS. ... — read more
UPS Management Pay Scale
With the recent compensation package that the drivers will be getting will surpass what UPS are paying their On Road Supervisor who managed the drivers. How can UPS On Road Supervisor manage drivers who are getting paid more than them and the... — read more
Why would UPS Teamsters contract require vote by personal email or personal phone?
Voting should be confidential by paper and untraceable except district info. Not everyone uses technology. Tying your name and vote together could cause retailiation later in grievance if vote is seen as unfavorable by Teamsters. Also no one wants... — read more
UPS Operations Buyout
Will UPS offer a management buyout to operations management employees this year. UPS has continued to offer buyout to non operations management employees. They have offered buyouts twice this year to non operations management employees.
So where does this Part Time wage increase come from? Feels like more management layoffs to come.
Shareholders didn’t really like the news of UPS putting $30B on the table for the wage increase. Where is this money coming from? There has been a bunch of layoffs this year. Feels like more is on the way.
Opinions on todays UPS tentative agreement? Will they still strike? Found on teamster.org
High percent of employees are youth and not aware the past practice of voting no and negotiating for more. UPS brought an 11th hour offer so in desperation a non-thinking quick vote can be had. Senior wisdom on UPS's part. Package is missing wages... — read more
Impacts
Companies that use UPS include: Amazon Apple Walmart Best Buy Costco
Why nearly no women UPS drivers? Look at the practice strike pickets to confirm this.
The Ups practice strike pickets all over the news media have almost no women UPS drivers. Women should equally get a chance to make $42.00 hr. and paid benefits. Checked multiple videos in multiple states.....same pattern. Anyone else seeing this?... — read more
Why are U-Haul/Ryder moving trucks stockpiled near UPS centers ? Strike? Layoffs?
Are U-Haul/Ryder moving trucks being stockpiled around UPS locations in case of strike? gives nonunion management air-conditioned truck and radio that's not in regular UPS truck to make deliveries. hides the UPS brand name from media pictures of... — read more
Big companies have insurance to pay for any strike losses. Any "showtime" layoffs?
Large companies have a choice to purchase insurance to cover any strike revenue losses. It can be common to put on a post-strike "showtime" lay off or hours cut back trick right after employees return to work. This show is generally for weak... — read more
Will a strike cause more layoffs?
If the teamsters strike, I can't imagine it's too long of a strike, but either way UPS will lose money. Who gets laid off then? A bit of everyone?
UPS should not be delaying rural small business pickups along with storing rural packages.
UPS should not be slowing rural pickups for rural small businesses. As tiny as they are it is critical for the business to please customers with fast, reliable deliveries of ordered products. This is a poor choice by UPS to tie rural parcel pickups... — read more
2 articles confirm U.P.S. is holding/storing back packages for rural areas. Any job cuts?
May 18 2023 Business Insider "UPS will stop delivery to some rural neighborhoods as often as it looks to slash cost." May 21 2023 ECommerce bytes "Shipping to rural areas may take longer as UPS cuts costs." But they raised costs for rural... — read more
will the new plan to store rural customer packages until there is a truckload cause layoffs?s.
ups drivers in the north have been notified rural packages will be stored at facility until there is a truckload full and worth the fuel to deliver. will this cause layoffs and lost work hours? rural customers are paying the same as anybody else... — read more
Does VSAP turn into RSAP?
With this latest round of VSAP offers, if UPS doesn't hit their numbers, who gets targeted first for RSAP? People closer to retirement? Figured there would be lots of takers this time around since there are no more contributions to the pension. — read more