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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 476444" data-attributes="member: 14668">UPS saves money by putting itself in a position to terminate a full-scale employee and replace him/her with one who will be in progression for two years and have only 1 or 2 weeks of paid vacation versus the 4,5 or 6 of a long-term driver.&nbsp;If the company can terminate, cripple or kill off a 20 year veteran and replace him with a new hire, they will save at least $10K a year right off the bat.&nbsp;This is the reason why the company wont upgrade its older equipment with power steering and 3 -point belts. They have no financial incentive to save the life or help extend the career of a 45 yr. old veteran when there is a 22 yr old rookie waiting eagerly in the wings to do the same job for $10 an hour less.&nbsp;If the company truly had our safety in mind with Telematics, the sensors would be wired into the ignition so as to prevent the vehicle from even running unless the door was closed and the belt buckled.&nbsp;UPS doesnt care whether or not a 2-point belt will protect the driver from serious injury or death, as long as they can use the sensors to build a case for his termination and replacement with a cheaper employee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 476444, member: 14668"] UPS saves money by putting itself in a position to terminate a full-scale employee and replace him/her with one who will be in progression for two years and have only 1 or 2 weeks of paid vacation versus the 4,5 or 6 of a long-term driver. If the company can terminate, cripple or kill off a 20 year veteran and replace him with a new hire, they will save at least $10K a year right off the bat. This is the reason why the company wont upgrade its older equipment with power steering and 3 -point belts. They have no financial incentive to save the life or help extend the career of a 45 yr. old veteran when there is a 22 yr old rookie waiting eagerly in the wings to do the same job for $10 an hour less. If the company truly had our safety in mind with Telematics, the sensors would be wired into the ignition so as to prevent the vehicle from even running unless the door was closed and the belt buckled. UPS doesnt care whether or not a 2-point belt will protect the driver from serious injury or death, as long as they can use the sensors to build a case for his termination and replacement with a cheaper employee. [/QUOTE]

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