New hub in Middletown PA

[Jonas2008]

Anyone know when the new hub is scheduled to open in Middletown and how it is going to affect current employees at the 19th Street Harrisburg hub? We're not being given any details. Thanks.

 

[Jones]

Is it a real hub or an outlying center?

 

[Jonas2008]

It is a real hub. It is going to be massive -- at least as big as New Stanton.

 

[Jones]

HARPA always looked jam-packed when I went there, I'm sure it's worse now.

 

[rod]

I'm sure the transition will be smooth. UPS always thinks things out well in advance to head off any problems.

 

[dudebro]

Anyone know when the new hub is scheduled to open in Middletown and how it is going to affect current employees at the 19th Street Harrisburg hub? We're not being given any details. Thanks.

I don't know for a fact, but my guess is for the most part, the employees won't be affected, other than maybe less overtime on the hub sorts. Two hours east of there, UPS added two buildings in Easton and Bethlehem near the Allentown building and they just run all 3 buildings. Allentown STILL runs an all day twilight sort.

 

[SandSpida]

I'm sure the transition will be smooth. UPS always thinks things out well in advance to head off any problems.

Said by no one ever at UPS.

 

[Yeet]

We get tons of loads from both NEWPA and HARPA. Can’t see them cutting volume from them that drastically to make much of a difference.

 

[Richard Harrow]

I'm sure the transition will be smooth. UPS always thinks things out well in advance to head off any problems.

This. Go ask the poor bastards working in the lone operating center in the "new" CRANJ building.

 

[WTFm8]

Anyone know when the new hub is scheduled to open in Middletown and how it is going to affect current employees at the 19th Street Harrisburg hub? We're not being given any details. Thanks.

2022.

It’s a super-hub and if’s feeder only and will be highly automated. 800k sqft and ~750 jobs.

HARPA will still exist but I’m sure it’ll remove a lot of the sort load. I’m considering moving to feeder when it opens.

 

[chasces]

Anyone know when the new hub is scheduled to open in Middletown and how it is going to affect current employees at the 19th Street Harrisburg hub? We're not being given any details. Thanks.

They are claiming in July of 2022 some operations will begin there. UPS cut our pay rate by 1/3 at HIA earlier this year. Carlisle still gets up to $23/hr to start as a part-time employee. What is the Harrisburg Hub paying?

 

[boxerdan]

They are claiming in July of 2022 some operations will begin there. UPS cut our pay rate by 1/3 at HIA earlier this year. Carlisle still gets up to $23/hr to start as a part-time employee. What is the Harrisburg Hub paying?

Cut your pay or took away an MRA? Going from $23 to $15 sucks either way, but kinda very different situations, contractually at least.

 

[Bald1der]

2022.

It’s a super-hub and if’s feeder only and will be highly automated. 800k sqft and ~750 jobs.

HARPA will still exist but I’m sure it’ll remove a lot of the sort load. I’m considering moving to feeder when it opens.

Also building a New Hub in Northeast Philly that size or larger. I heard it's going to realign the Philly Metro area and also take sort volume from Willow Grove.