UPS Guy Wrote:
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> Now I'll address the many post about UPS being a
> Union company.( and a few other things ) The Union
> does not mean that drivers now do not have rules
> to follow, or that they can now be lazy. The union
> guarantees that drivers are well paid for their
> service, and have benefits. Also that the company
> provide them with a lunch break, and a fair days
> work. We all enjoy and respect UPS as our
> employer, but remember how we were treated by them
> before the union. Drivers have more rules to
> follow than at any other company I know of, and
> are disciplined when they do not follow them.
> There are dress requirements to keep us looking
> professional. There are commit times on everything
> too. Technology allows supervisors to see exactly
> where you are, and exactly what is left on your
> truck. GPS linked satellites can track were we
> placed your package within 10 inches. ( We really
> do know were every package has been and is now )
> Our system starts talking to the next point it's
> going the minute the label is produced. So every
> computer along the way of that package knows it is
> expected and which way to route it immediately.
> Sometimes this gives you a false track when say
> the truck breaks down before it made it to
> Chantilly. Now your package says it's in Chantilly
> but it's really on the side of the road in
> Philadelphia. A lot of the problems that occur at
> UPS are not from the union but rather UPS making
> yet another cost cutting action. (I wish they
> never went public on the market myself.) There is
> a contract between the union and UPS That you can
> view here (
http://tdu.org/node/1617 ) The
> company violates it daily, and disciplines the
> dumbest things... like taking a day off to go to
> the dentist. You should have been at work so
> warning letter. next offense with attendance in a
> 9 month period is a suspension then termination.
> Some one hit you while you were parked in the
> loading zone... warning letter, that was avoidable
> next time you're terminated. A dog ran up and bit
> you...warning letter, that was an avoidable
> injury. You're accident prone so we'll put you
> through a ton of corporate videos about safety
> until you can keep from getting hurt. LOL it
> sounds stupid because it is. Yet this is only some
> of the petty stuff we deal with daily so that you
> can complain when there's a record snow fall and
> you don't have your package...sigh
Gosh, could you at least learn how to spell "where"? Thanks