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<blockquote data-quote="TheFigurehead" data-source="post: 1384011" data-attributes="member: 49302"><p>I see the same at my hub... and it's not going to get any better. In my section, we hired four guys last june as package handlers. One is left. About 20 guys were hired in the time between last june, and the newest group a month or two ago (not counting seasonal), Of the newest group, 2 of the four are still here, and none of the other 20 are left. If you are doing the math, that's 28 employees hired over the course of 14 months to get one guy willing to stay a year. The jury is still out on the new hires. </p><p></p><p>The problem is (directly from the mouths of those who have quit) the pay. There are very few people willing to work that hard for under $100 a week. I don't blame them, either.</p><p></p><p>I had friends 20 years ago who worked for UPS making 90% of the current starting pay while the rest of us made $4.50 / hr at McDonalds. Currently, that starting pay is a few quarters over minimum wage, instead of almost double it. </p><p></p><p>What is anyone's motivation for working here? Most of the guys I work with are there for the insurance. If you don't have a family to insure, the pay is not worth the amount of effort expected of you. A 19 year old kid who lives with his parents doesn't need insurance, and can find a job with better pay, better hours, and 1/100th the amount of physical labor. What's their motivation for working here?</p><p></p><p>There isn't much. And with a number of years before the next contract, it's only going to get worse. With every month that passes, that $11 starting pay becomes worth less and less due to inflation. Four years from now, it's going to have less buying power than it does now (which is almost none). </p><p></p><p>We are also facing the very real possibility that, in many places, before the contract is up, minimum wage will be equal to, or even surpass, the contract rate. That is what UPS is becoming for part timers... a minimum wage job. There are thousands of minimum wage jobs to choose from. Why choose UPS? You'll get 17.5 hours max, most of the year, and at silly hours of the day, for one of the most physically demanding positions around. </p><p></p><p>The people we do hire are the ones too naive to figure this out before applying. They are not to naive, however, to figure out they got a raw deal once presented with doing the actual job, being exposed to the toxic culture of UPS, and getting their first paycheck. </p><p></p><p>UPS has painted itself into a corner, and with the full cooperation of the Teamsters. Should the economy continue to improve, as it has, and minimum wage continues to rise, I can easily see us in a position by the end of the contract where, literally, no one is applying for part time positions (especially in areas with higher cost of living), as it's simply no longer a worthwhile endeavor for anyone to pursue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheFigurehead, post: 1384011, member: 49302"] I see the same at my hub... and it's not going to get any better. In my section, we hired four guys last june as package handlers. One is left. About 20 guys were hired in the time between last june, and the newest group a month or two ago (not counting seasonal), Of the newest group, 2 of the four are still here, and none of the other 20 are left. If you are doing the math, that's 28 employees hired over the course of 14 months to get one guy willing to stay a year. The jury is still out on the new hires. The problem is (directly from the mouths of those who have quit) the pay. There are very few people willing to work that hard for under $100 a week. I don't blame them, either. I had friends 20 years ago who worked for UPS making 90% of the current starting pay while the rest of us made $4.50 / hr at McDonalds. Currently, that starting pay is a few quarters over minimum wage, instead of almost double it. What is anyone's motivation for working here? Most of the guys I work with are there for the insurance. If you don't have a family to insure, the pay is not worth the amount of effort expected of you. A 19 year old kid who lives with his parents doesn't need insurance, and can find a job with better pay, better hours, and 1/100th the amount of physical labor. What's their motivation for working here? There isn't much. And with a number of years before the next contract, it's only going to get worse. With every month that passes, that $11 starting pay becomes worth less and less due to inflation. Four years from now, it's going to have less buying power than it does now (which is almost none). We are also facing the very real possibility that, in many places, before the contract is up, minimum wage will be equal to, or even surpass, the contract rate. That is what UPS is becoming for part timers... a minimum wage job. There are thousands of minimum wage jobs to choose from. Why choose UPS? You'll get 17.5 hours max, most of the year, and at silly hours of the day, for one of the most physically demanding positions around. The people we do hire are the ones too naive to figure this out before applying. They are not to naive, however, to figure out they got a raw deal once presented with doing the actual job, being exposed to the toxic culture of UPS, and getting their first paycheck. UPS has painted itself into a corner, and with the full cooperation of the Teamsters. Should the economy continue to improve, as it has, and minimum wage continues to rise, I can easily see us in a position by the end of the contract where, literally, no one is applying for part time positions (especially in areas with higher cost of living), as it's simply no longer a worthwhile endeavor for anyone to pursue. [/QUOTE]
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