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<blockquote data-quote="Its_a_me" data-source="post: 5319169" data-attributes="member: 93115"><p><strong>No, its not. </strong>The competition will drive this job down a little bit by year (they work for a larger company and get paid less as they are non-unionized and work Sundays). Automated technology will take another even larger bite. <strong>Those in their late 30's and older might be safe--but those in their 20's know it. It's part of the reason why sign up sheets for drivers go unfilled. </strong></p><p></p><p>There are plenty of once great union jobs that simply don't exist anymore: or are in such low numbers that only a few get them. Maybe you didn't notice all those newspaper union jobs like printing press operators that disappeared. Don't like that example think of cabbies and how Lyft and Uber has cut into their business. Or the UAW and their numbers pre- and -post robotics days. UPS drivers in the future will be paid less and probably be considered automated drivers helpers by then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Its_a_me, post: 5319169, member: 93115"] [B]No, its not. [/B]The competition will drive this job down a little bit by year (they work for a larger company and get paid less as they are non-unionized and work Sundays). Automated technology will take another even larger bite. [B]Those in their late 30's and older might be safe--but those in their 20's know it. It's part of the reason why sign up sheets for drivers go unfilled. [/B] There are plenty of once great union jobs that simply don't exist anymore: or are in such low numbers that only a few get them. Maybe you didn't notice all those newspaper union jobs like printing press operators that disappeared. Don't like that example think of cabbies and how Lyft and Uber has cut into their business. Or the UAW and their numbers pre- and -post robotics days. UPS drivers in the future will be paid less and probably be considered automated drivers helpers by then. [/QUOTE]
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