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Tensions at UPS are brewing between leadership and unionized drivers as the new CEO doubles down on drivers who make deliveries in their own cars
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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 4887846" data-attributes="member: 14596"><p>slowly but surely PVD s are already replacing you, they just work for other companies. </p><p>UPS' new motto, better not bigger, should be a wake up call. That is a motto of company that has recognized it does not have the flexibility or cost structure to effectively compete in the general market and has to settle for a niche segment of that market. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You are mistaken. Amazon flex, or their PVDs, are used for all types of their deliveries. </p><p>If Amazon faces a situation of too many of their regular drivers in the branded vans call out, for example, they can split those routes and offer the pieces to their PVDs. They don't have to overload other routes and face huge overtime costs, or large over 9.5 or management working grievance costs. They can pivot on a dime as it were. UPS cannot compete with that flexibility. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You are correct in this assessment. A general strike now would destroy UPS quickly. </p><p>As opposed to the current slow death through loss of market share which could take several more decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 4887846, member: 14596"] slowly but surely PVD s are already replacing you, they just work for other companies. UPS' new motto, better not bigger, should be a wake up call. That is a motto of company that has recognized it does not have the flexibility or cost structure to effectively compete in the general market and has to settle for a niche segment of that market. You are mistaken. Amazon flex, or their PVDs, are used for all types of their deliveries. If Amazon faces a situation of too many of their regular drivers in the branded vans call out, for example, they can split those routes and offer the pieces to their PVDs. They don't have to overload other routes and face huge overtime costs, or large over 9.5 or management working grievance costs. They can pivot on a dime as it were. UPS cannot compete with that flexibility. You are correct in this assessment. A general strike now would destroy UPS quickly. As opposed to the current slow death through loss of market share which could take several more decades. [/QUOTE]
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