Atlanta-based UPS to lay off 12K employees

Professor Tom Smith with Emory University says UPS had a dismal end to 2023, but workers in Atlanta should not worry too much. ---
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[@blast4me754]

I'm so glad I'm single with no kids to drag around in these coming bad times.

[@ashantireed8073]

Amen.

[@strega_babeharestreets2339]

God bless ya

[@KRL-god1st]

Me too hate lonely but it’s less stressful!

[@Mark-fh5lp]

Same here. Very smart move.

[@dyxnt]

That crime rate might rise

[@oholm09]

It's gonna be crazy 2024

[@matthewrivers8153]

No body see the depression on the wall

[@bearbear8495]

Not the Amazon truck in the backk 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrIMCP]

Beat me to it! lol

[@lisagomez9926]

Lol shameless. Their otr freight partner drivers are notorious for speeding!

[@jamesrawlins735]

Ironically Amazon is laying off 10,000 (and almost none are union).

[@bearbear8495]

The union is the mob and trash for 80% of the time.

[@8000RPM.]

We expect more layoffs overall,....the economy is still strong,...is anyone else confused by those conflicting statements? Seems fishy to me.

[@strega_babeharestreets2339]

Is anybody job safe today ? Damn

[@melanie7781]

This lay off is world wide so it won't affect a single place more than others, probably a drop in the bucket to how many people they actually employ.

[@jerrybrickley2115]

UPS employs more than a half million people.

[@MadACeTeeMack]

The inflation rate has fallen but prices are still moving higher but at a slower rate

[@jerrybrickley2115]

Isn't it odd that this "news' report fails to put 12,000 layoffs in perspective by mentioning UPS employs more than a half million individuals.

[@johnrau2873]

Ups is always late They never updated there system Lazy and useless

[@hottew_twat3963]

FEX EX isn't any better if not worse

[@hwhitley93]

How about you cut some salary for you CEOs that make million and get $600,000 bonuses bonuses and stuff like that

[@RussellStovetop386]

Why the layoffs if the economy is "very very strong"???

[@tbolton6156]

With most big businesses, if you're looking to cut out some fat, start with middle management. My observation has been that it's the workers 🐝 that make the 🍯 !

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

They willgive the CEO a bonus like they did the head of Disney.

[@SamaelMoneyStein]

Lol so clueless. Keep unionizing and soon enough amerikkka will be jobless. Down with the union !!!!!

[@g.t.richardson6311]

That’s almost for sure what is happening here UPS has about 550000 total workers, 12000 is about 2% of total workforce Zero union jobs involved.

[@nytrortx5224]

Middle management is always the first to go. However, that alone won’t get the desired results so the cuts will continue further down the line. They have been raising their prices but their service continues to decline. We no longer use UPS at our business because the attitudes of the drivers.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

12000 is about 2% of their workforce Zero union jobs affected

[@nytrortx5224]

@@g.t.richardson6311 never said union had any cuts. Will it come down the road? Possibly.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

@@nytrortx5224 doubful, but possible I have not seen any service decline 12000 is 2% tops of workforce worldwide Cleaning out some redundant office jobs Dividend maintained , they will be better for it company wide My opinion

[@evgenijskacko266]

I witnessed first hand how the service quality at UPS went down over a period of 10 years. The fix a few years ago was also to fire 30% of staff at my office,which made the service probably even worst and now this is happening again. Bad service=less earnings= lay offs =bad service=less earnings=lay offs and so on. Till UPS is gone 😂 greetings from the EU

[@currentphonograph7487]

Everybody is firing somebody

[@codecaine]

Amazon hitting these companies hard

[@rovinmangal4675]

They gave them big raises, how else to get back that $$.

[@jenniferevans4933]

Does this to have anything to do with all those pay raises they was giving out

[@tylerkriesel8590]

No, because it’s middle management getting laid off.

[@Chiefmane1]

They still need the truck drivers its the management thats getting screwed.

[@user-rw311]

do you really believe that a delivery driver deserves to be paid 50$ an hour or 400$ to 500$ a day plus full medical benefits. The drivers are taking all of UPS profits. Eventually if UPS doesn't get rid of that blood sucking union out of the picture ups will file for bankruptcy 💯💯💯💯

[@Chiefmane1]

@@user-rw311 hell yea truck drivers are risking theirs lives & health getting the products to these stores. Have some respect for the guys that keep America going.

[@user-rw311]

@@Chiefmane1 UPS van drivers are not truck drivers. Van drivers deserves 20$ an hour big rig truck drivers deserve 50$ an hour

[@tinaho1966]

12K layoff is not enough ,, should be 60K layoff

[@Mark-fh5lp]

Divorces in the making soon hahahahaha good luck MF's :) this is why I am smart and just work for myself. Never put your livelihood in any other man's hands.

[@user-vy6tw6zm5z]

We need basic income after layoff

[@topofthegreen]

the resection means less people are buying stuff.

[@lkkim4488]

Keep going on STRIKES for more money. UPS and UAW , USW didn’t get enough RAISES.

[@carolinewagenknecht1933]

Amazon package card -background of live shot-kinda explains a lot

[@franklinholbrook924]

Amazon is kicking both UPS & FedEx in the ass.

[@rolmaguiland21]

Send some for FREE in the Caribbean 🇹🇹💕

[@zeheero]

Good job Teamster! Keep forcing companies for more money so that way more people can be lay off!

[@michaelthomas5367]

All Salary workers

[@thisoldgoat6396]

what is the volume year over year for the last few years , that's probably why there's a lay off , Glad its management and not the union employees !

[@antoniosimpson8355]

You know the PT Sup have families to right?

[@thisoldgoat6396]

You can try to go hourly. I’ve seen it happen a lot in the over 25 years I worked there.

[@TurokAgi]

​@@antoniosimpson8355most don't. Most pt supes are under 25 and I work with them

[@alexquevedo831]

And now it starts thanks to all these brilliant software Developers Americans will start to loose there jobs

[@smpiano6605]

It's not the developers, it's the people telling the developers what to develop who are the problem. In time even developers will be out of a job.

[@josephtucker7397]

FYI, there's a difference between being fired and being laid off. The difference is who's at fault. It's a big difference when it comes to being hired for a new job.

[@otherworld11]

Perhaps that huge contract the union won is costing the rest of UPS?

[@jay_officialtv4000]

Diff not ups just broke company they only distribute there not like Amazon

[@ticklemebrown52]

Miss me with that news like UPS does with my packages!

[@lisagomez9926]

😂

[@rochester3]

thanks to AI

[@JV-md8gy]

It's only management losing jobs....fuckem'.

[@jrok8]

No it's not, I had to lay off 6 good employees to make room for drivers that have no routes. Upper management is not going to step down and do what I do, they're too busy protecting their bonuses that middle management has never received.

[@JV-md8gy]

@@jrok8 fuck management. Union contract matters

[@JV-md8gy]

@@jrok8 Blame Carol Tomei! #Lockherup!

[@jrok8]

@@JV-md8gy okaaaay.....

[@Juiceman677]

@@jrok8out of northeast going through the same issue. Even have feeder drivers laid off as well.

[@jeremi7214]

UPS will soon be absorbed by Amazon

[@JHEntertainment98]

The teamsters would never allow that.

[@g.t.richardson6311]

Doubtful ,

[@Therealdeal_23]

Union wanted $100 per hour..... now urnass is played off

[@JHEntertainment98]

No they did not.

[@Therealdeal_23]

@@JHEntertainment98 can't wait until the 2nd round...FU the Unions

[@JHEntertainment98]

@@Therealdeal_23 Why are you hoping anybody loses their jobs bro? Job loss isn’t good for the economy.

[@Therealdeal_23]

@JHEntertainment98 I'm not 4 any unions, they are bad for America.... yall cried for money that is not deserved. No education, no skill, and make more than teachers, first responders, and other non union jobs. Could care less about UPS...keep crying

[@Therealdeal_23]

@JHEntertainment98 why the union going to run the company out of business?

[@ShakespeareCafe]

This is the slow time for retail after the Xmas spend fest. Americans are broke. They ain't ordering online so the people delivering packages can take an unpaid breather

[@robertbrown4152]

All these companies are going to lay off people so they can help the government with illegal immigrants and send money across sea😢😢😢

[@jimwakefield6705]

So how's that pay raise working out for you all

[@carolynwheaton8547]

Hiring 12000 migrants

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

They made it thru the Christmas rush but will rehired next November.

[@richnoggin7524]

Keep voting democrat😂😂😂😂

[@jeffrosati2570]

Joe Bidet says "they can always learn to code". The Yellen & Bidet smoke & mirrors show continues.

[@Therealdeal_23]

Congratulations....Union

[@TurokAgi]

Management isn't union

[@Therealdeal_23]

@LastPetal I know this, this is just the 1st round. The union still screed the company over paying blue-collar workers like they have a PHD. So they had to cut somewhere. Union workers will be next

[@TurokAgi]

@@Therealdeal_23 eh idk about that but I hope ur right. Idk if unions are allowed to do that. They'll probably just shut down certain hubs instead of firing people at random. They could shut down the least productive ones and automate them. Would be the best move forward imo.

[@TurokAgi]

@@Therealdeal_23 the main reason for the layoffs is China's economy is slowing down and interest rates are still high, less money to go around. Every company is laying off employees

[@Therealdeal_23]

@LastPetal no they won't they own Coyette Logistics, they will sell it or Coyotes will sell the ups load to o/o.

[@JV-md8gy]

😂😂😂😂 the contract has nothing to with the ups layoffs 😂😂😂

[@GTPInternational]

Yeah crap jobs are available Uber eats grub hub mcdonalds

[@djvoicy1653]

AI TAKING over on most tasks been done by 10 people can be held remotely by 1 engineer/ personnel 😢😮

[@noblexavierrossom]

Worldwide not that 1 Atl hub. Come on click bait

[@LawandOrder-fi5xk]

They can thank the union. Whenever I hear the word teamsters, I think of Jimmy Hoffa and the Mob.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

Can they? When it’s not Union, but management positions getting laid off?

[@TheWowWowWest]

They literally said in this report union workers will not be impacted. The unions provided protection...

[@jrok8]

@@TheWowWowWest The union only protects good employees from bad supervisors and allows bad employees keep their jobs.

[@jerrybrickley2115]

@tylerkriesel8590 That's funny. You think you're proving your point.

[@jerrybrickley2115]

@jrok8 Private sector unions kill the business, like steel and automobiles. Public sector unions destroy the product like schools and police.

[@user-rw311]

do you really believe that a delivery driver deserves to be paid 50$ an hour or 400$ to 500$ a day plus full medical benefits. The drivers are taking all of UPS profits. Eventually if UPS doesn't get rid of that blood sucking union out of the picture ups will file for bankruptcy 💯💯💯💯

[@Therealdeal_23]

No

[@anonymousbiscuit5799]

Disagree

[@KaiBiz]

Wow someone is clueless

[@Therealdeal_23]

@KaiBiz yeah you union drivers......we all knew this was coming when you want 6 figures, plus benfits and pension...ty the union .....get ready for round 2

[@user-rw311]

@@KaiBiz I'm not anti union I actually retired from a union job at 44 years old but I also worked for a city meaning city's will never run out of money to pay our pensions unlike a company like ups. The union will absolutely bury ups in the future 50$ to a van driver is stupid especially when you have half the population willing to do that job for 20$ an hour.

[@AustinLovesBalls]

Bwaahahahahahahahaha #bidenomics at work!

[@thomastreglia3388]

4 more years of the great Biden economy.

[@Cabalas12]

Biden doesn’t work for UPS. They said in the article the economy is strong. This is on UPS management.

[@jenniferevans4933]

Those minimum wage increases

[@sherryhamilton6374]

This is ridiculous employees been there 27 years and they are jacking with them, dedicated employees that work any time and as long as they wanted them too, then pull the rug out from under them🫢