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re: UPS Teamsters Unite
Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:51 am to LSU82BILL
Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:51 am to LSU82BILL
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It's not as easy as you think. It's all in the planning and stop sequence from the time you leave the building in the morning. All it takes is a few mistakes, a little traffic, a broken elevator, a few packages misloaded in the wrong section or found on the floor behind a bulk stop and your whole day is fricked up.
That's going to change in the very near future. Thanks to systems automation, connected devices in vehicles (otherwise known as the "internet of things" or IoT), and data analytics, routes can be planned and optimized in real time.
School districts are using this in buses, same goes for first responders. I would not be shocked if carriers are already doing this or in the process of doing so.
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Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:54 am to Sayre
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When you're making $65.52 an hour (plus doubletime all day Saturday and Sunday, doubletime after 10 hours cumulative over 40, no matter the day), if you don't produce, you're G O N E!
What the Hell are people doing pushing shitty degrees in college for people who would be a lot better off in one of these career tracks?
Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:55 am to Pechon
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Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:57 am to pioneerbasketball
I wasn't familiar with what UPS may be doing but an old boss of mine was one of the lead data engineers at FedEx. Their logistical system is nothing short of amazing.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 12:57 am to pioneerbasketball
Great ice chests. Made by Jackson Kayak.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 1:30 am to Sayre
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I can only laugh at the no-nothings who think that shitty employees are protected by the union when it comes to construction/skilled trades.
It's just the company line that people have unfortunately had beaten into their heads over the years. It's been very good propaganda.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 7:05 am to gthog61
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What the Hell are people doing pushing shitty degrees in college for people who would be a lot better off in one of these career tracks?
That's a very good question.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 7:16 am to pioneerbasketball
My uncle was the union rep in Nola for a long, long time.
He hated the employees
He loved UPS
He hated the employees
He loved UPS
Posted on 6/7/18 at 8:03 am to 777Tiger
When you have to point out the 1920s as the last example of a time Unions got it right, you probably shouldn't be defending them
Posted on 6/7/18 at 8:19 am to Disgeaux Bob
Germs make you sick. Temperature differential has nothing to do with it.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 8:34 am to LSUlefty
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Unions suck. They're no longer needed
I am sure all the anti-union people who think we live in a “free market” economy, have no issues with corporations spending millions on lobbying and trade associations.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 8:38 am to Disgeaux Bob
quote:what virus or bacteria or infection do you get?
That much temperature change throughout the day will make you sick
Posted on 6/7/18 at 9:01 am to hottub
Or a millionaire president who brags about not paying taxes.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 9:58 am to pioneerbasketball
idiot unions are a joke and going on strike in this environment is no wise
Posted on 6/7/18 at 10:22 am to pioneerbasketball
I don't advocate a strike right now for the Glorious Teamsters of UPS.
What I would like to say is that I am thoroughly amused by all of the college boys in this thread who never had to work through college because Mommy and Daddy paid their way. Naturally they come out of the woodwork to bash the hard-working Teamsters of UPS.
What I would like to say is that I am thoroughly amused by all of the college boys in this thread who never had to work through college because Mommy and Daddy paid their way. Naturally they come out of the woodwork to bash the hard-working Teamsters of UPS.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 10:32 am to Bigfishchoupique
Temperature differential makes the body weak or weaker, which then allows bacteria and virus to thrive.
Posted on 6/7/18 at 10:56 am to Champagne
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What I would like to say is that I am thoroughly amused by all of the college boys in this thread who never had to work through college because Mommy and Daddy paid their way. Naturally they come out of the woodwork to bash the hard-working Teamsters of UPS.
I worked for UPS in college for about 3 hours. Walked out in the middle of my first shift lol
Posted on 6/7/18 at 11:03 am to Disgeaux Bob
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The strike of 97' opened the door for FedEx Ground and Home Delivery.
I did not realize this. We use FedEx Ground all the time. We were UPS only, up until a few years ago. FedEx is a pain in the arse for Ground though...you can't drop it off at the little boxes that are outside of a lot of businesses. UPS does not do this, from what I remember.
Nevertheless, I remember the 1997 debacle...had to go wait in line at the old FedEx spot off Industriplex (since we could no longer use UPS at this point). The line was out of the building, and all of us were pissed the F off
Posted on 6/7/18 at 11:07 am to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 6/7/18 at 11:51 am to yellowfin
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I worked for UPS in college for about 3 hours. Walked out in the middle of my first shift lol
You were certainly not alone. About one in ten new employees made it past their probation to become permanent employee Teamsters. Most quit because they had absolutely no idea how tough it is to perform heavy manual labor inside 40 foot trailers that had been outside all day in the summer Louisiana sun. Once they realized that the brutality of the work situation created by the heat required an equally brutal individual commitment to endure the pain and discomfort, they realized that they couldn't muster that level of commitment.
I was using combat boots for my work boots. The leather rotted off of my feet and fell apart. The rubber soles endured but dead animal flesh could not. Only the men endured.
This post was edited on 6/7/18 at 12:02 pm
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