UPS shutting down 138 hubs nationwide

[Goobygoober]

Has anyone else heard anything about this? Our hub is being shut down and 19 feeder drivers being laid off causing a chain reaction of people losing their jobs. We're not getting very clear answers on anything. Just wondering what anyone else knows?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Has anyone else heard anything about this? Our hub is being shut down and 19 feeder drivers being laid off causing a chain reaction of people losing their jobs. We're not getting very clear answers on anything. Just wondering what anyone else knows?

Can I not follow their work?

 

[trickpony1]

I thought our volume was at an all time high and they are closing hubs?

 

[Goobygoober]

I thought our volume was at an all time high and they are closing hubs?

That's just what we were told. I thought it was odd that nobody is talking about it if that's the case

 

[olroadbeech]

Are these satellite hubs? Like in small towns?

They did this years ago in Northern California. Shut down a bunch of smaller hubs with say 6-8 package cars and just a couple feeders.

 

[Goobygoober]

Can I not follow their work?

Some can, but in our case we're talking about moving from rural south GA to Atlanta. This housing market isn't helping either.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Some can, but in our case we're talking about moving from rural south GA to Atlanta. This housing market isn't helping either.

That sucks.

 

[Goobygoober]

Are these satellite hubs? Like in small towns?

They did this years ago in Northern California. Shut down a bunch of smaller hubs with say 6-8 package cars and just a couple feeders.

We have over 40 package drivers and almost 50 feeder drivers

 

[UndressedFedexed]

Has anyone else heard anything about this? Our hub is being shut down and 19 feeder drivers being laid off causing a chain reaction of people losing their jobs. We're not getting very clear answers on anything. Just wondering what anyone else knows?

Is FedEx hiring?

 

[Goobygoober]

That sucks.

You got that right

 

[Fido]

I wouldn’t think the routes would just disappear. Find out where your route is going and follow it.

 

[Goobygoober]

I wouldn’t think the routes would just disappear. Find out where your route is going and follow it.

Some can, but in our case we're talking about moving from rural south GA to Atlanta.

 

[JL 0513]

Most buildings are over the capacity at which they were designed and they're going to close a bunch? I don't believe it.

 

[Fido]

Some can, but in our case we're talking about moving from rural south GA to Atlanta.

Rural South Georgia isn’t delivered from atl

 

[Goobygoober]

Rural South Georgia isn’t delivered from atl

Feeder routes

 

[Goobygoober]

Most buildings are over the capacity at which they were designed and they're going to close a bunch? I don't believe it.

I don't either really. I'm just fishing for answers. We're getting the run around

 

[olroadbeech]

We have over 40 package drivers and almost 50 feeder drivers

Well like mentioned "Change of Operations" language in cointract , means you can follow work. They may cancel some routes/runs altogether or consolidate but as far as I know they can't let people go.

They may try. When they closed Willows, Cali which was a 17 feeder run hub they tried to put us out on the street but the union saved our jobs. We were scattered everywhere. A couple drivers retired, some went to Sac, some went to Roseville, OR, Redding CA, Cordelia , CA etc.It was a real mess but we all still had a job.

 

[textat3]

I think we are about to be sold….no way this version of UPS continues to exist, something fishy is going on.

 

[Goobygoober]

Well like mentioned "Change of Operations" language in cointract , means you can follow work. They may cancel some routes/runs altogether or consolidate but as far as I know they can't let people go.

They may try. When they closed Willows, Cali which was a 17 feeder run hub they tried to put us out on the street but the union saved our jobs. We were scattered everywhere. A couple drivers retired, some went to Sac, some went to Roseville, OR, Redding CA, Cordelia , CA etc.It was a real mess but we all still had a job.

This sounds all too familiar. Basically either move, or go back to the bottom of package. It's a mess for sure

 

[Fnix]

I think we are about to be sold….no way this version of UPS continues to exist, something fishy is going on.

No one wants to buy a union company