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  1. B

    Is a suspension or warning letter required before being fired for attendance?

    just wondering because i have been working here as an unloader for 3 years with 2 jobs and going to school, lately my attendance has been shotty due to various issues. the last time i was spoken to about my attendance i was on my 4th infraction. i really do need and care about the job but i...
  2. O

    Seniority question?

    When filling out vacation sheet I was unsure about the exact date of my seniority so I asked center manager he told me it was 4/27/17. I drove peak 16’ then after peak I started running airs on Saturday. Saturday ground went live of April 16’ 17 and I started running routes on Saturday since...
  3. Ancient Alien

    Retirement takes some financial planning

    As you know. I retired 49 & 11-months with 28-11 months worked. I used my 7-weeks and optional week to make it to PEER 80. I'm in the WCT plan. I pay $780 for insurance a month for the wife & I. $390 each. It doesn't include optical or dental. You can pay additional a month for dental but it's...
  4. Big Babooba

    Recently turned 60

    I turned 60 in December and on March 7th I will celebrate 39 years with this great company. Thanks to my recent divorce, I am looking forward to another 39 years of package fun. My question is - Should I go into feeders and ride it out or should I skip all the formalities and shoot myself now?
  5. Ancient Alien

    UPSer's, daylight until 5:27pm now

    I always loved when it changed from dark to daylight in the evening. Just a little over a month and it'll be dark after 7pm.
  6. J

    5 Seeing Habits

    Hi, guys. Is this test on the 5/10 done at the UPS School? Is it written or do I have to say them out load to the person giving me the test? and how strict are they if you mess up once? I heard it depends on the person testing you.
  7. D

    Medical Leave

    In October 2017 I was let go due to being off a year on medical leave and not returning. Worked for UPS for 11 years. Anyone ever heard of being rehired with the same seniority/benefits/retirement etc you left with?
  8. C

    Just won a bid for a training route need help with seniority issue

    Hi y’all I have just won myself a package car route that I bid on 2 weeks ago. Now that February has begun they will start training a new person on my route. I was told by a union representative that I should have seniority over other utility drivers when I am bidding on routes. He said that I...
  9. Catatonic

    UPS Invests in Future ... Disappoints Short-term Investors

    UPS Makes Shareholders Wait to Celebrate - Bloomberg The company needs to devote some of its tax windfall to network upgrades, but investors are right to be wary. United Parcel Service Inc. is doing right by President Donald Trump's standards, but that's hardly what shareholders want to see...
  10. S

    Pension

    First question do part time employees become eligible for full-time pension if they work full time hours, or do they receive more because of the extra hours worked ? Question two how much will the $13000 added to our pension affect the monthly price? Third question if you reach top pay as a...
  11. B

    Is there a difference between a package handler and a loader/unloaded?

    Is there a difference between a package handler and a loader/unloaded?
  12. T

    Layoffs hitting hard

    We have had crazy amount of layoffs most inside work are full timers now, Amazon to return? Big rumor going around
  13. PhatPattheRiverRat

    Question about friend/T Driving Position

    Before you start in on me: meant to write friend/T driver position on subject, not sure why I blanked out and wrote cover. Hey again all. So I have only been a local sort goon for all of 1.5 months at this point. Haven't signed any bid sheets yet because my buddy, a longtime driver said I need to...
  14. just chillin'

    inside employee location tracking

    been hearing rumors and grumblings about some kinda scanner? tracking devise? locator? being implemented to inside employees starting with the car washers. any insight?
  15. Catatonic

    UPS to invest in new buildings, new trucks ... Hire more drivers???

    UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 cargo jets and four new Boeing 767 aircraft to provide additional capacity in response to accelerating demand for the company’s air services. All of the new aircraft will be added to the existing fleet and no existing aircraft are...
  16. Hroller

    Thief breaks leg stealing packages....

    No word on if the duo has been caught.
  17. U

    Should I still pursue this career or will it be a waste if my time to wait until im 21?

    I am currently 19 years old too young to be a driver for ups which is 21. I got into an auto accident on December of 2017. I was t-boned by another driver who was distracted while driving but it ended up being my fault because I was blocking her right of way. I got a minor ticket for failure to...
  18. B

    Not allowed to Double Shift

    Starting back on August 1, 2014, My hub in Oklahoma City banned double shifting. The only double shifting that was allowed was preload and package pullers, is what I believe their position is called. So, except for peak season, no one on twilight or midnight is allowed to double on either shift...
  19. HEFFERNAN

    Uber-ish Autonomous Delivery Vehicle

    I think Abney just straightened out his pleats !!!! Self-driving delivery truck from Udelv begins public beta - Video
  20. B

    Preloading Question to Drivers (on topic)

    This morning at the end of my preloading shift (I load 3 cars), my lightest truck which is I believe one of the smaller 600’s had ~280 packages on it as projected. The driver to that truck was telling me how sometimes his truck looked like Helen Keller loaded it and went on and on about how I...
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