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  1. Tony Soprano

    Question about shoes (new hire)

    So I start loading tomorrow and just wanted to double check that these shoes are acceptable for the job. Brahma - Brahma Adan Steel Toe Low Work Shoe (Men's) - Walmart.com
  2. B

    being rotated everyday

    I've been working at UPS part-time for about a little over 2 months and i have been unloading everyday with my brother (whos been working there for over a year) until they hired someone just recently to work part-time who they are now putting down by unloading. My supervisor comes down to unload...
  3. MarvelousMunata

    Allergens and Asthma

    As far as driving/loading goes... Does anyone suffer from allergies ir asthma while working? Whats managements view on time off due to either? Ir even leaving work early.
  4. MarvelousMunata

    What do the drivers like??

    Do the drivers care how the preloader sets up their truck?? What are some preferences? Supervisors keep telling us to just get everything in, doesnt matter how. But I dont wana set my drivers' day up to be :censored:ty. Today I was complimented by one of my drivers for how I load his truck, he said...
  5. T

    Is PPH lower on bulk trucks? Also an issue with driver and PT SUP

    Hey, I'm a pre-loader and I've been lurking this forum for about a month or so. I'm coming up for whether or not I get seniority next week. My supervisor says my biggest problem is that I have not really shown much progress regarding my PPH. It hovers somewhere from 120 to 170 (my highest)...
  6. R

    Time card and stat sheet doesn't add up

    Has anyone found that the stat sheet posted and time card doesn't match??? In talking about my sort time being changed my leave and return building never being the same??? Also can we be reprimanded for not having 8 hrs of work??? Thanks in advance
  7. PhatPattheRiverRat

    Is Union Knowledge Valued at UPS? ON TOPIC

    Mods: Move to Union Issues if applicable. I'm the kind of person who gets obsessed with a certain topic and fixates on it—I read everything I can get my hands on, and I mean everything. Lately, I have become really interested in the Teamsters and the history of labor relations between the...
  8. J

    5 Seeing Habits

    Hi, guys. Is this test on the 5/10 done at the UPS School? Is it written or do I have to say them out load to the person giving me the test? and how strict are they if you mess up once? I heard it depends on the person testing you.
  9. B

    Preloading Question to Drivers (on topic)

    This morning at the end of my preloading shift (I load 3 cars), my lightest truck which is I believe one of the smaller 600’s had ~280 packages on it as projected. The driver to that truck was telling me how sometimes his truck looked like Helen Keller loaded it and went on and on about how I...
  10. B

    Why do we load everyone down when the weather is

    Please tell me why we load drivers down with over 10 hours worth of work, on a perfect day, when the weather is bad? We used to expand the routes and give the drivers the extra time we need to make service and clean the send agains up! Now we load every driver up with impossible loads and...
  11. watdaflock?

    Examples how UPS management is dumb during peak

    Work preload six hours on Saturday, paying us time and a half, which is all Monday work. Today (Monday) we work under four hours. Please share with us, other dumb decisions by management, during peak at your Customer Center/hub.
  12. opie

    UPS driver caught on camera "throwing" package

    South Columbus family wants answers after UPS delivery man allegedly damaged their package
  13. ChrisTheBrown

    Harassment-- "ETA TIME"

    A couple of drivers at my Center were being harassed today about our ETA time, return to building time. Without going into too much details here, I'm just curious what course of action should be taken. They preach about safety and all of this stuff day-to-day, but yet at times often completely...
  14. R

    Any Florida feeder drivers? I need so help

    Help me plz
  15. Snack

    How much longer until feeder drivers are a thing of the past?

    For a part-timer with hopes of one day driving feeders, this is not comforting news. Teamsters Union Tries to Slow Self-Driving Truck Push
  16. M

    Need help with satellite route

    Hey guys. Before I get started, please try not to slam me. I'm wanting to do the right thing and want advise from you guys. I was forced to run a satellite route 2 and 1/2 years ago. I drive approx 30 minutes to the sight where my truck is to load up. At first, I had decent weeks. A couple of...
  17. 1

    FIRED FOR ROLLING PACKAGE

    I was fired from the company for having a package on my truck without a scan during a audit. The next day I was called in & was terminated. What can I do ?
  18. K

    How short staffed is your hub? Any new hires?

    My Socal Hub has really been keeping guys on a short leash the last few weeks or so it would seem. I've heard of numerous firings for everything from mistakes, attendence, arguments, and so forth. The terminations have directly affected the areas i work in because i am finding myself being...
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