Shareholders Letter to Carol Tome

[Staydryitsraining]

They couldn't do it '97 because of the knowledge of the routes by the drivers.
There was no technology.
You can take an idiot of the street now, push a button, if he can read, he go directly to the stop.

No they cant.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

Maybe they sell trucks and routes. Go independent contractor mode?

that isn't working for fed ex.

 

[UnionStrong]

Maybe they sell trucks and routes. Go independent contractor mode?

 

[KearsargeCoop]

In addition to that, there are a ton of Access Points. They don't necessarily need to deliver house-to-house. Non important shippers could be spread out to the AP for customers to pick up. Depending on the town, they could literally deliver an entire route to 4-5 AP and be done with it. That should give the company 3-5 days of a strike before the APs start rejecting packages because the customers are not coming quick enough to pick them up and they run out of room. Obviously this won't work for areas with not much APs.

No...

 

[Darmark7]

UPS to further scale back Friday work at Louisville shipping hub

The move comes as the Atlanta-based shipping giant navigates an industry-wide decline in package volume and as the union for its rank-and-file workers threatens a nationwide strike that could start

www.wdrb.com

 

[Wally]

UPS to further scale back Friday work at Louisville shipping hub

The move comes as the Atlanta-based shipping giant navigates an industry-wide decline in package volume and as the union for its rank-and-file workers threatens a nationwide strike that could start

www.wdrb.com

Why not scale back Saturday?

 

[YourMissingCallTag]

You can take an idiot off the street now, push a button, if he can read, he go directly to the stop.

I’ll guess we’ll find out August 1st if things don’t get straightened out. Between ORION and MapNav having you deliver to the wrong side of a lot of busy streets, it’ll be a miracle if someone doesn’t get seriously hurt following that garbage.

 

[Zowert]

that isn't working for fed ex.

I have a friend that drives for FedEx Express. He told me they have drivers dedicated for pick up routes, so the delivery guys don’t have to do it. Here at UPS we cover both deliveries and pick ups, so I’d imagine UPS would have to do the same if they went with contractors that pay their employees lower wages.

 

[Wally]

I have a friend that drives for FedEx Express. He told me they have drivers dedicated for pick up routes, so the delivery guys don’t have to do it. Here at UPS we cover both deliveries and pick ups, so I’d imagine UPS would have to do the same if they went with contractors that pay their employees lower wages.

No, pay a flat rate for both. Everything basically the same just with independents.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

I have a friend that drives for FedEx Express. He told me they have drivers dedicated for pick up routes, so the delivery guys don’t have to do it. Here at UPS we cover both deliveries and pick ups, so I’d imagine UPS would have to do the same if they went with contractors that pay their employees lower wages.

Fed ex ground can't keep drivers or contractors.

 

[HarryWarden]

UPS to further scale back Friday work at Louisville shipping hub

The move comes as the Atlanta-based shipping giant navigates an industry-wide decline in package volume and as the union for its rank-and-file workers threatens a nationwide strike that could start

www.wdrb.com

Would like to hear the experienced workers’ opinions on this. Decreased volume? Is that due to the potential strike or in general? What do you guys think about this?

 

[DELACROIX]

Would like to hear the experienced workers’ opinions on this. Decreased volume? Is that due to the potential strike or in general? What do you guys think about this?

Pretty harmless…nothing dastardly…

 

[BrownFlush]

No they cant.

Half an idiot?

 

[UnionStrong]

Half an idiot?

Rocket scientists

 

[BrownFlush]

Rocket scientists

You'd think.

 

[BrownFlush]

Between ORION and MapNav having you deliver to the wrong side of a lot of busy streets,

I've heard the horror stories.
I got out before ORION. Sounds like a bunch of money wasted and they won't admit it was a flop.

 

[BrownFlush]

Maybe they sell trucks and routes. Go independent contractor mode?

Total scab mode.
Yeah. That's really working for FedX.

 

[Wally]

Total scab mode.
Yeah. That's really working for FedX.

Who's to say UPS would fail? Maybe they do things differently?

 

[Emergency Conditions]

I've heard the horror stories.
I got out before ORION. Sounds like a bunch of money wasted and they won't admit it was a flop.

Following Orion on my route would take twice as many hours and I'm not exaggerating. I couldn't come up with a less efficient way of running the route if I tried.

 

[DOK]

As a shareholder, I’m concerned not only about a strike, but how our ceo has exposed ups to bad press, customers bailing for fear of strike, etc. What ceo doesn’t recognize the sentiment of Americans nowadays towards big corporations and how they treat their employees and customers, and gouge the American consumer over the past 3-4 years? Yet ups continues to gaslight on social media. Only to seemingly meet the teamsters demands in the long run anyway (if next week goes well), should’ve been settled a month ago.
Irresponsible and amateur of her, and has cost shareholders immeasurable value.