King Of Queens
Active Member
Hey guys just want to see if there are any full time driver layoffs in your center. There is 4 in my center.. ???
We are 1-2 so ,far rumors of 20 in s.LV
15 in visalia CA6 right now but also nobody is on vacation.
Air drivers? What are those package car drivers doing? Package drivers should be doing that air work!South Las Vegas?
We were 8000 packages fewer from this time last year. They sent unloaders home at 6:30 today. We actually have cars to use(for air drivers that weren't laid off) now because we are down a lot of routes. I don't know the exact number of lay offs now, but a lot are coming soon.
Brownie, I think the heavy volume the first part of January were are customers spending their gift cards. Stores themselves brace for the extra sales and factor it in to their Christmas numbers. It is why we haven't seen deep discounts yet.I haven't seen a layoff yet but we had extremely heavy volume during the first three weeks of January in MA. I mean it was almost like peek!
My question was: where the heck did this volume come from? I am currently doing a route that does about 102 stops on average. January 9th I was dispatched with 172 stops. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the dispatch screen! This shocked me because I wouldn't believe that there are 172 dwellings on this route! Apparently there is many more!
I think UPS will be OK for a bit because of the DHL volume gain, but if the recession deepens then a lot of shuffling will be happening in the full-time ranks.
That being said, thank your lucky stars that you work for UPS! We complain on this forum like its going out of style. Shame on us. We as hourlies will be recieving a wage increase on Feb. 1st. I consider us some of the fortunate few to have a GREAT job and recieve a wage increase in 2009.
I think as UPSers we should keep our mouths shut and head down and work as hard as possible. I say this because if I do so I will be making more money than the previous year. That means the recession will affect me almost in no way.
I say this because my hours will not be cut. Routes will be cut which means the same stops over more area to everyone.
All the crap we talk about UPS is a moot point now! I'm just happy to have one at UPS right now!
0 here. Newspaper says we will start feeling effects of recession in this areas soon though. But most of our top employers are recession proof (so they say). Oil, medical, government, universities...
Air drivers? What are those package car drivers doing? Package drivers should be doing that air work!
Preamble
In order for the Employer, the Union and the employees to further benefit
from the expanding air operations, the following Sections shall supersede
language on the same subjects in the Supplements, Riders and Addenda,
unless specifically stated otherwise in this Article.
Section 1. Air Drivers
(a) Air driver work shall consist of delivery and pickup of air packages which,
because of time and customer commitments, cannot be reasonably performed
by regular package drivers. Such work may include:
(1) Delivery of air packages which the regular delivery drivers cannot deliver
within guaranteed time commitments.