If you’re counting on a UPS PT gig to survive, you’re doing it wrong. Should PTers get a raise? Absolutely. But UPS PT is a ladder, an exercise program, and a great benefits provider for PTers who have second jobs and large families. Not a breadwinner.
It’s not UPS’s problem if your cost of living is extremely high. If you’re having to work 3 jobs to survive, you should find a way to move. The UPSers who’ve posted on here about trying to transfer out of California have the right idea.