MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
I told my coworkers that once the teamsters took over health bennies uPs would over hire. They will almost be able to bust the union just by over staffing, think about it.
40 drivers layed off
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PT Car Washer
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UPS over hired PT because for $10/hr and no benefits it cost UPS almost nothing.
Lead Belly
BANNED
In 2001 we had about 30 package care drivers and about 40 feeder drivers laid off and working in the hub. September 11 attacks killed the volume.
PT Car Washer
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A Feeder Driver being a package handler? Never going to happen. Collect unemployment and take driving jobs for cash.
Lead Belly
BANNED
It happened. I was there. It went on for almost a year.
PT Car Washer
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I believe you. Just saying most of the Feeder drivers I know would not lower themselves.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Lead Belly
BANNED
At that time ups needed doubles drivers bad. Preston had just went out of business. Our local made a deal with ups and the hired about 30 drivers in 1999. That with also hiring part timers and package car drivers bidding up there made for the perfect storm.
PT Car Washer
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I stand corrected.
jumpman23
Oh Yeah
Were getting ready to hit our 1st peak season in another month. All the temp drivers will be going on June 1st and they usually work straight through our 2nd peak til Dec 31st.
PT Car Washer
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Any qualified Feeder driver could make a lot more money driving OTR then working as a PT package handler.
I'm aware that seasonal driving is going to be available in the summer, didn't know it would run all the way through till peak season.
I'll take whatever I can get in that regard. I saw today that my sat air pay is 20 cents lower than my pt package handler pay
jumpman23
Oh Yeah
Yeah peak here at the beach usually starts may til oct 1st really, slows down just lil bit not too much cause weathers still nice in oct and November and a lot of tourists take vacation in the off season and weekenders still come to outlets and downtown to the boardwalk, then next thing you know its November 1st and people are already starting xmas shopping. We don't get too slow really anymore and dont deal with alot of layoff thank god. I got over 15 in so im in the clear anyways but im more than obliged to take an unpaid day off here and there n save the 5 optional and 5 sick days and bid them out for 2 extra weeks of vacation lol`
Where I am nobody is getting laid off, it's hard for our cover drivers to go home other than on Mondays. Our building has put on approximately 15-20 new permanent drivers since the beginning of the year with talk of more permanent positions before temp season starts in June. We are adding 30 more feeder positions this year also. Nobody here has to worry about getting laid off. Volume is still heavier than usual.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Laid off for the week and no insurance. Bump to inside and insurance.
box_beeyotch
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That's only if you're under team care. In my local it's 4 hours a month or something like that to keep benefits.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
Yeah, I didn't mean all drivers were top driving rate inside. Back in 2009, we had quite a few layoffs due to the economy and all of the drivers laid off went back to their part-time rates. It was then that there were enough grumblings from drivers and the union, lots of drivers went on unemployment, and the union/co agreed to pay drivers their driving rate inside.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
I should have specified that, but 90% of us are in Teamcare.
In my center they are allowing people to RO daily so that drivers can make their 30 days.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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We have feeder drivers who have had to bump back in to the building as package handlers.
We don't have any of these layoff issues in my center. There are no new drivers and most of our Peak drivers are working on the inside. HR has hired a few new package handlers. Volume is a bit heavier than normal.
