U.S. Central Region to be consolidated (UPSers.com)

[brownmonster]

I fear the effects the collapse of a region will have on my route. Not. Unlike a school district the non-critical employees may be eliminated.

 

[Catatonic]

I fear the effects the collapse of a region will have on my route. Not. Unlike a school district the non-critical employees may be eliminated.

Less teachers and less UPS drivers than 5 years ago ... I see your point.

 

[LongTimeComing]

This isn't directly affecting any union positions.

Yet.

But it isn't intended to. This is residual to the big restructure from a couple years ago. "Cutting the fat" as it were. The only thing I'm interested in is who's footing the left over responsibilities from the region level management that will be displaced...Corporate? Spread out amongst districts? New jobs on the corporate level? Specialists? Huh?

 

[oldngray]

Fewer management people working in regions closer to the real world and replaced by people in Atlanta who can micro manage even more?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Fewer management people working in regions closer to the real world and replaced by people in Atlanta who can micro manage even more?

Can you say "centralized dispatch"?

 

[Kae3106]

The article on UPSers says that the districts report to their new regions on April 1. Where does the July date come from?

We just received confirmation that the planned district consolidation is happening April 1 and the region consolidation will take place at the end of second quarter which is where the July date came from. The article on upsers is misleading.

 

[Catatonic]

Fewer management people working in regions closer to the real world and replaced by people in Atlanta who can micro manage even more?

I hardly consider the Region personnel close to the action.
Really no difference than Corporate.
Region was pretty much a pass-through anyway.
The best thing that Region did was train people in the district on new things that Corporate came up with.

 

[SignificantOwner]

I hardly consider the Region personnel close to the action.
Really no difference than Corporate.
Region was pretty much a pass-through anyway.
The best thing that Region did was train people in the district on new things that Corporate came up with.

Corporate is one step closer to the real world. No vacations during peak, peak assignments, longer hours, actual accountability for results, doing the training you mention, and more. As a manager it would be nice to talk directly to the person denying driver reqs instead of having an unnecessary middle person. I like it.

 

[OldManAllowance]

As I said to my corporate counterparts when my assignment was over...you have no idea what it is like in package operations.."They expect you to PRODUCE"!

 

[TxRoadDawg]

funny I thought the only justification for all these regions and districts was so it would be easier to chew ass on conference calls. one dm can chew out 5 center manager's much more efficiently on a call compared to trying to do 20 or 30 at a time LOL

 

[sscottky72]

25 and out?

 

[STLFeeder]

Can you say "centralized dispatch"?

Had one of my managers tell me last year that this is what the company was working toward. So many transportation managers refusing work and putting it off on other hubs to make their numbers look good but costing the company money in the long run.

 

[BrownTie]

I could see 1 PDS dispatching multiple centers and or buildings from a central location. With Orion in the mixed, PDS maybe a thing of the past.

 

[BrownTie]

When you mention 25 and out, is that the same as the Union with 80/20.

 

[bottomups]

I remember in 1994 predicting that with the advent of technology, UPS would do away with the Region level.
Others scoffed at my prediction but ...
Almost there.

Next up on the History Channel. Hoaxsterdamus.

 

[2BOver]

Districts reported to their new Regions today. The Central Region is nothing more than a group of people reporting to work, conducting leftover tasks, and waiting to be reassigned. The Corporate memo was accurate. It's the systems that will all be turned over to the East and West Regions by July 1st.

I also agree with Hoaxster - we won't have Regions in three to five years max.

 

[anotherupser]

I could see 1 PDS dispatching multiple centers and or buildings from a central location. With Orion in the mixed, PDS maybe a thing of the past.

My building has already combined four 35-40 route centers into two 85 route centers. It makes being a PDS a bitch because that's a lot of area knowledge to have to be totally effective, but it is what it is. I could see them moving to a district based dispatch plan with maybe 3-4 PDS per district or something.

 

[SignificantOwner]

So what exactly does this mean??? Teamsters lose jobs??? Management lose jobs?? Can someone explain?

​It means that middle income jobs will be eliminated to pay for the $265 million TNT termination fee and $40 million pharmacy penalty that the employees did not cause. It also seems like an admission that growth won't be the driver of jobs or profitability in the near future. I voted to reduce the voting power of A shares so that our leaders would feel real pressure to deliver profitable growth. Real returns won't come without profitable growth.

 

[slantnosechevy]

My building has already combined four 35-40 route centers into two 85 route centers. It makes being a PDS a bitch because that's a lot of area knowledge to have to be totally effective, but it is what it is. I could see them moving to a district based dispatch plan with maybe 3-4 PDS per district or something.

Bring it on. The drivers will sort it all out and make it work.Maybe not the way their production numbers say,but we always have and always wil get them delivered.

 

[beentheredonethat]

​It means that middle income jobs will be eliminated to pay for the $265 million TNT termination fee and $40 million pharmacy penalty that the employees did not cause. It also seems like an admission that growth won't be the driver of jobs or profitability in the near future. I voted to reduce the voting power of A shares so that our leaders would feel real pressure to deliver profitable growth. Real returns won't come without profitable growth.

That money is peanuts compared to the multi billion dollar payment to bail out central states pension fund that was mismanaged by the teamsters. UPS knew this was happening and that's why they wanted to withdraw back in 97.