63 Years At UPS

For seven decades, 87-year-old Marty Peters has worked for UPS and now holds the record for the longest-working employee at the company. Dean Reynolds reports from Detroit.

[@WillZipf]

That dude looks like he’s only 65, this just shows that staying active is the key to good health and a long life

[@matthew_cramer]

Will Zipf yeah no 75 at the least 😂

[@EP1CNELSON]

my grandpa was a brick mason and didn't quit until 75 when he lost most of his eyesight to macular degeneration. He looked great for a man in his 70's.

[@nickwick35]

5 sick days since 1946 WHAT

[@sheltondozier5248]

I worked at UPS for 32 years. 32 years of safe driving, Circle of Honor, and never was I late for work in those years. Perfect attendance. In 1990 I injured my back and had L4/L5 fused. When my doctor released me to come back to work, UPS said NO! I sued them to reinstate me and I won. After I came back in 1992, I was treated like an outcast. I went into Feeders in 1999. I had over 4.5 million miles of safe driving. In 2016 I had my first accident and the Labor Relations Manager for my district accused me of not reporting the accident. I had phone records of that night where I called my destination hub and my supervisor as well as my home hub. The first panel I went to came to a deadlock. The second one I went to I was traded for two less senior employees so they could stay to get their 30 years to retire. After hiring an attorney, the EEOC investigated UPS twice and charged them with violating Chapter 7 of my civil rights and violating my ADA. This is how Big Brown treats their employees who try to stay to age 65. I started at age 21 and was forced into retirement because of my disability and retaliation of the Labor Relations Manager who I caught illegally reducing our vacation pay rate in 2007 from doubles to singles pay. Also, the President of Local Union 79, Ken Woods, in Tampa, Florida, along with Brian Rothman, the Business Agent, were the ones who sold me out and threw me under the bus when they always told me that they had my back. Both were things in disguise!!!!

[@hollystlocal2242]

Hmmm dealing with the same kind of thing over here. I busted ass on preload but lately the volume and having a child has taken a heavy toll on my body and I’m not able to keep up my usual performance. Anyway I let my hire ups know that i was ganna need help load irregs and all I got was, “looks like our performance isn’t up to par”.It broke my heart to hear such ignorant words come out of someone I once thought I respected. My shop steward doesn’t know Jack shit about the new contact and just fiddles with himself along with all the other sups/managers.

[@scottrayhons2537]

I know another outfit about the same way. They got about the same letters in their name + 1.

[@rainey2042]

I hope you are alright no companies shouldn't have to put you through that

[@FloridaMan786]

I’ve been here 2 years and I can say with all certainty it’s the most cutthroat company in the world today. Especially with carol tome as the CEO. She’s a union buster. F ups management. They can all go to hell.

[@davidgriffin14]

that dudes pension has got to be through the roof!

[@Honey_bee098]

davidgriffin14 he had 2 pensions

[@vancevalencia1462]

His pensions had pensions!!

[@sku32956]

87 retired now what ? so he likes working, that was his fun?

[@rickj1983]

I wonder how many people bid for his route the second it went up for bid?

[@jbeatles99]

He's THE REAL SPONGEBOB

[@Ct11223]

Dude joined ups a year after ww2 in 1946. UPS is hard work and takes a toll on your body a lot so this man should inspire a lot of people because if he can handle this hard stressful work at his age, i don’t want to hear anyone complaining about hard work at a young age. Nothing in this world comes easy. I was just recently employed at ups and i congratulate this man. Hopefully He doesn’t work till he’s dead because he deserves to enjoy his retirement. especially with a retirement benefit with insane amounts of money that would have set him for life 20-30 years ago. way to go man keep chasing the bag

[@willn8664]

living comfortably in Detroit....that's something you don't hear everyday.

[@johnappleseed9290]

He probably lives in the northern suburbs lol

[@victorhoe2321]

The sign of the times. Have you ever see older folks at stores (Walmart, Home Depot) working? They may have to to make ends meet.

[@littlepants8397]

This guy is a beast

[@Acc0rd79]

I swear we have guys just like this in our center. A few guys from '71/'72 with no plans to ever leave. Hell we got a gang of drivers from the 70s who have no intention of leaving. Only problem that comes of this is the younger guys find it harder and harder to wait for years on end for a driver spot when those guys either started as drivers or only worked a year or two to drive. Our center hasnt promoted a full time driver in over 6 years, that should tell ya something!

[@michaelhawk8230]

I started in 78

[@vrsvmosedvosemdfov9632]

Thats kind of obnoxious if you ask me.

[@taurussun2228]

@@vrsvmosedvosemdfov9632 Look at it from the bright side, nothing lasts forever, all the baby boomers, or the older heads, they have to retire at some point. What goes up must come down, and the cycle continues. There are ones that will be retiring really soon, then the new ones can move forward, that's how the cycle goes. Best of luck to everyone! ✨🤞🏾💛

[@NyNj911]

God bless that man...63 years in the game...smh wow!!

[@Oli_The_HouseCat]

5 sick days he took within 63 years WOW, hard working man

[@theeducatedredneck4144]

I started at UPS in 1985 and I'm still going. When I started the top man on the seniority list started in 1957, I still remember all those guys. Great memories, many are no longer with us.

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

Working at UPS is not worth it. I’ve worked there for 3.5 years and already fucked up my back, all they ever want is more more more more more! Hopefully I’m not fucked for the rest of my life, I’m only 24.

[@vikings844]

That guy must be loaded! Those UPS feeder drivers make serious bank!💲💲

[@JerseyShoreChris]

Not true a regular UPS Driver makes Moore

[@bobbiikk7891]

JerseyShoreChris Lmfao shut the fuck up. They make $37 an hour on top of mileage. Feeders is the best job at UPS.

[@vancevalencia1462]

Feeders make more high end.. drivers just make good starting

[@waterboy2494]

@@bobbiikk7891 $39 by me

[@bobbiikk7891]

@@waterboy2494 Sounds about right with the General wage increases every year, will be 40 plus by 2023.

[@Terminxman]

WTF, cringe. Why? He probably dropped dead as soon as he retired, that's pretty common. Why would you work your entire life until you're basically on your deathbead and never have time to enjoy anything you've earned.

[@TotallySearch]

Better, than sitting in a retirement home.

[@brianreardon7700]

Let the home come to you! Lol

[@s8terseeyal8teryah8t]

63 years of sphincter enlargement, courtesy of the united parcel service. a modern day sisyphus. but he seems happy, so who am i to speak. i am a package handler in the warehouse, and it is hard to stir up motivation to continue this sort of work. much respect to him. one must imagine sisyphus happy.

[@jtwilson3317]

@jeremy8080 if you havent ever worked for UPS you wouldnt know the UPS Spirit

[@Cleaningitup123]

UPS keeps you in decent shape and it pays really well. The days fly by and working in a nice community is a great experience. It’s a lovely job that’s why people like him enjoy doing it.

[@projectfreedom9510]

that's partial truths there. I drive for UPS. It's not all it's cracked up to be and the Union is nothing like it once was. Union Stewards are more like managers.

[@wolffgang101]

I've been working for UPS for a little over 7 months now. I can't imagine working for UPS for 63 years.

[@truthteller6662]

Wolff it’s 2020 and I totally agree with you but keep in mind 63 years ago the company was completely different. Day and night to what it has become now a days

[@johnvanatta5180]

Happy Retirement! God Bless ya

[@jeremy8080]

Its not about UPS people its about the American spirit! We wouldn't be in this mess today if everyone went about life like Marty.. Myself included!

[@cowboykody6775]

Wrong you are, UPS only hires the best, the rest drive for FedEx and it shows :)

[@ssjohnny6311]

Good job Marty. Hell me working at UPS every new year my vacation and option days are used up before the first quarter is is even over lmao

[@juliusadams1931]

He works 63 years at UPS God bless him

[@jeremyhicks2449]

Congratulations 63 years Marty.

[@zayslost]

marty dead bruh

[@artcrazy3137]

God bless you sir.

[@Maurice419]

Did they ever do this??? UPS gave my package to a stranger...It was a sign by adult type package. I have a ring doorbell, my wife and daughter were home all day and I have an IR doorbell so if you are with in 4 feet of the door the buzzer rings..the buzzer drives my dog nuts and she goes off...so UPS never tried to deliver it to this house. Then I call the automated and it says my address was incorrect...then I get an email from UPS saying it will be delivered between 2 and 6pm...so which is it???

[@shanelayton1877]

Nobody has his work ethic anymore.

[@skipstreet]

Don't be so sure. There was a guy that retired from greyhound a few years ago. He had worked there 75 years. I told my mom he would be dead in six months. I was wrong. He didn't make it 30 days.

[@StewartLucrative]

Speak for yourself, Shane.

[@anonymousdoe3755]

i think i have good work ethic because im not on my phone as much as most of my other co workers at taco bell lol. this dude is an example of true work ethic

[@kingdomrunt]

@@StewartLucrative you took the words right out of my mouth, sir. I'm 52 and retired military. I truly don't know what it's like to not work this way. But I am most certain there are way fewer hard working people today (like us) than 50 years ago.

[@chevchevmoimoi]

I’m 52. And he looks younger than Me

[@pmishke]

5000.00 for a house, 1000.00 for a car ,and a whopping 95 cent's an hour and we're complaining ?

[@HuevoDuro702]

Inflation man

[@LamontezTezlamon]

Everything went up drastically but the wages

[@chargermaster586]

Paul Mishke your forgetting he started in 1946 this is now 2017 in a month 2018.

[@Herestravy420]

Working 40 hour weeks with taxes taken out he made $1600 a year roughly.. Which would be equivalent to about $20,000 a year after taxes in 2018. Most starting wages for a full time job is around $32000 a year now.. After tax that brings you to about $24000 in 2018. Average price of a car in 2018 is $20,000 for a compact car. $1000 in 1946 is about $12,000 in today's money... So the wages have stayed about the same, but the prices of goods has gone way up!

[@emconitegamez5566]

ya but the quality of those good have gone way up as well.

[@juancarlosmora9922]

I wish i could get a chance at being a driver but my tattos

[@MrSpandex1]

That’s very nice but I just can’t see working for anyone that long

[@Groucho-tg1tx]

I've worked seasonally as a driver for 4 years. Should of done this when I finished high school years ago. I fucked up.

[@MiddleClassAmerican]

I feel you. I just got hired as a driver, looking forward to that big 100k a year mark!!! You know that granpa retired with at least a few millions.

[@rickj1983]

It's never too late to make a change. The only one stopping you is you. How bad do you want it?

[@Fb6.Nan0]

Ups better have him set for his retirement

[@ramishrambarran3998]

I wonder if Marty is going to outlive his pension !

[@LuisMartinez-co2wy]

Kids and grandchildren are set

[@CraigOgamus]

Lol what I wanna know..is how many millions $$$ that is haha

[@linozovich4840]

If you’re still working at 60, can collect monthly pension checks AND continue to work. He’s making ALOT of money. Or was.

[@gabrielafreeland2509]

Thank you very much for all your help and your beautiful smile, time blessings happy holidays 🤗🙃💖👵🧓🎅

[@tkx86]

Martys misses is addorable! What a couple!

[@walex1101]

That’s a blessing.

[@romkew472]

Legend

[@jerva245]

And my worthless 26 year old next door neighbor wont even get a job!!!!

[@shimonshlimon5047]

you are the UPS Hero Marty

[@abzdeman3]

I aspire to be this hard working

[@LuisMartinez-co2wy]

I'll make 3 years this August 🫡

[@fredhunt2752]

WOW...I'm going though the same thing with UPS, I was injured on the job and had to have lower back surgery. I was put on such strict restrictions that I couldn't return to driving and now I'm having to take UPS to court.

[@Nyjetsfan1289]

Why the fuck is a tractor trailer driver loading and unloading packages?

[@JohnSmith-rn5tb]

U don't stand around and get paid waiting for work - between driving

[@jeremyhicks2449]

5 sick days, I take that in a week.

[@glenngauker4203]

Congratulation brother.

[@dragracer4775]

Unbelievable. Congratulations Marty on your achievements and retirement. I retired in 2015 after 41 years accident and injury free. Forty of those years as a package car driver logging two million miles. Loved every minute.

[@bill-nj6fc]

yeah well, Marty NUTS !

[@Truthfully1234]

Job well done

[@JesusOrtiz-qp1so]

2021 is Marty still alive I sure hope so after working all those years

[@bigbtv3773]

Can it be 10 years from when it was posted with 0 dislikes

[@maxkill1231]

what a tank

[@Datacorrupter234]

cyborg

[@rainey2042]

What a legend he worked is entire life he deserves my respect

[@taurussun2228]

He'd be 96 today.. I hope he is happy and alive 💛

[@jonibeeter3288]

I worked at ups for 100 years

[@linozovich4840]

Sorry, meant 70, not 60.

[@kingdomrunt]

Wait, WHAT!? Did I hear that correctly, that Marty had only used 5 (FIVE) sick days since 1946 (as in the year NINETEEN-FORTY SIX) !!??

[@johnappleseed9290]

I wouldn’t be 100% sure how accurate that would be unless there was recorded evidence dating back since 1946 on how many days Marty called out sick lol. But if it’s true that would be one hell of a feat to accomplish. On average people call out sick that much time in one year lmao

[@chrisv7969]

@@johnappleseed9290 hell i use my 5 sick 3 personal every year

[@johnappleseed9290]

@@chrisv7969 it’s healthy to take time off work, regardless how much you love your job, I love what I do and I need atleast 2 weeks off a year for PTO/Vacation.

[@JerseyShoreChris]

pension $ 4200.00

[@bigheadchrischris2992]

Well God damn marty. 5 sick days?

[@msenvy737]

😆

[@gailnext]

Drive, drop off packages. Picked up that job in a day.

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

Oh yea? What section do your morning air packages go on the truck?

[@chancerund]

Great bird of hope hahaha i’m weak😂😂😂🙏🏻

[@GreatBirdOfHope]

Yea im gonna go ahead and say Willsells has never driven for ups and is instead a filthy liar

[@LuisMartinez-co2wy]

@@GreatBirdOfHope 1000 section lol

[@kingreef2160]

God dammmm