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Originally Posted by TiltonBB
The average salary for a USPS worker is about $53,000. Some Supervisors, promoted from the ranks, make about $100,000.
The CEO of UPS estimates that their labor cost, including benefits, will be about $170 per hour.
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To correct you, he said $170,000 per year. That number is for drivers only and includes overtime, pension fund payments, insurance benefits, & vacation time. Salary alone is about 92K. Part time employees (a very large % of total UPS employees) will get an immediate increase to 21/hr or a bump of 1.75/hr (existing rates vary depending on location) with the balance of the 7.50/hr applied over the 5 yr contract.
All trucks are supposed to receive AC by the end of the contract starting in the “hotter” areas of the country, as well as venting to improve air flow in the back of the trucks. Some drivers have reported temps as high as 135 in the back. (I would certainly hate to open the door to that!) All trucks are supposed to receive fans in the cab immediately. (I guess to blow the hot air around.)
A previous poster asked what UPS is doing to address efficiency. UPS is currently the most efficient package delivery service out there. They operate using routes or delivery areas so, it can work. It is normal for you to see several Amazon delivery trucks on the same residential street during a single day. You won’t see more than 1 UPS truck. UPS has the package delivery system down. They have somewhere in the area of 35% of the business in the US.
I’m just surprised that the USPS doesn’t spend more time evaluating UPS’s system and figuring out what parts they can emulate.
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