I'm a factory worker. They spend around $400k on product, $120k on maintenance and $60k on labor a week and make $1m a day. Tell me that math works out. I can only imagine how it works for you guys too. The entire country needs to strike soon for sure
I don’t know why the rich continues to get tax breaks, anyone giving the rich tax breaks and looking over the working class should be voted out quickly.
ups worker here. Thanks! We are just like people at all the other delivery services. Workers are in this together. Hope the other companies, Amazon etc, go union as well!
@@julianbrelsford all the props to you guys! As someone who was a former warehouse manager/software developer at Amazon it pisses me off when any internal employees aren't treated fair. Amazon's delivery drivers aren't even considered amazon employees which is another piss off, but you guys are employees directly with UPS, this should not be happening
15 years ago, people in my area would forego college and just work for UPS because of how much they paid. The King of queens TV show wasn't TV fantasy. You could buy a house with the wages. Now, it's not a decision between UPS and college - it's a choice between UPS and McDonalds.
Wow I remember a lot of guys from my first year of college dropping out when UPS came to campus to recruit .... you're right, things were different then
Working at UPS "MIGHT" give you a good wage. But it comes at a cost. Your knees, back, and shoulders will deteriorate. And only after you experience a herniated disc..and the company's ways of making sure they aren't held responsible..Will you know ur in trouble. Plus.. you won't be able to see ur kids grow up. High divorce rate as well. Have fun. :(
15 years of being a full time driver leaving Ups was the best thing I ever did. I lost so much time with my kids. I got a mental health back . I got a lot of dirty secrets on management. To be honest I’m the guy from Austin that exposed our our hub for having employees with COVID still working.I did post it on fb and got fired for it. Thanks to the teamsters I got my job but had to delete everything off fb. The list goes on
I worked while having Covid. Stayed home a day or two and went back. Why? Cause I’m not 65 and the guys I work directly with arent over 60 so Covid meant very little. Feel good? Just go to work. Common sense matters
@@SuperDeathunder Truthfully I've had worse colds, covid was gone in like 3 days. I was at home with the sniffles playing video games for two weeks for no reason.
As a former UPS worker, I have incredible respect for these folks. My job was to pack boxes into 3-4 trucks between the hours of 2am and 8am and it was both stressful and incredibly intense. The job on the packing line was crazy, but what really amazed me were the drivers. Those folks showed up at 6am to help prep their truck and learn the manifest and then would work until the late evening. How they deliver to 150+ stops every single day and is beyond me.
We do the same thing at Amazon but for even less money as drivers. It is brutal work. At least with the UPS, you have Union protections. Amazon throws us away when they're done with us.
As a school bus driver who recently bargained (and won) a union contract with the corporate company, I am now proudly a Teamster and 100% back my sisters and brothers at UPS. STAND STRONG.
So in other words you are a communist shill. Don't delude yourself about what the union is. The union is an obstacle for motivated workers to negotiate their worth. With a union, much like min wage. Its just welfare with extra steps. And it keeps the workers poor. I hope you're evil. And not stupid. An evil person sleeps well at night knowing their crimes hurt others.
Why take pride in being in a union? All the unions I know of have been fighting for lower pay for workers and it’s been hard to watch as my friends and family are begging to get out.
I joined the Teamsters in 1966, then went to IBEW in 1972 until retiring in 2014. Collective bargaining is necessary to have a healthy American middle class. Keep fighting, brothers and sisters!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
I work indirectly to UPS (UPS Store), and let me tell you, these drivers are getting hammered. We keep extra bottled water on hand and sugary treats for our drivers because they are worn, dehydrated and low sugar in this Florida sun. No AC, seriously long hours, and yes, they are treated by corporate like slaves. Lately we have seen an uptick in supervisors accompanying drivers not because of over-watch because a driver did something wrong (accident, failure to clear a store, during a 'skim', training, etc.), no; they are there as 'observers' of drivers who have made complaints to Corporate. These supervisors stand around like angry TSA agents looking for the smallest error a driver does so to mark them up. I pray that the drivers strike and it hurts them (corporate) and more so, the stock holders. Have you ever noticed when a company goes Public, their only interests are the shareholders and their own pockets, but quality of service is impacted to a horrible low? Look at every single publicly traded company in the last 30 years and tell me differently. One cannot. Hurt UPS and the shareholders the best way possible by reminding them that People make them the monies they have, and those same people can take it all away. It's been coming for some time.
Don't forget customers lose out too when prices are ridiculous. UPS Store I completely avoid now. Many will move over to USPS and FedEx. The Union leaders and Corporate Exec. always get their money.
The drivers get treated better than the laborers. Having OT stolen, seniority ignored, Verbally attacked. Our union Rep down here in Casa Grande, AZ is legit sexist, racist, and has actively cause more people than i can count to leave the job, good workers too. The company needs an overhaul. like FFS they just spent half a billion dollars on RFID tags in the PAL labels, when if integrated into the actual shipping label would solve so many issues that these RFID tags and printers are constantly fucking up
Ups prices have nearly doubled at my company when our contract experience we cut our ups by 70 percent. Ups does need more drivers to relieve exhaustion the drivers have 100 plus stops a day maybe they need a maximum number of stop 80 stops a day max in the contract for example. I don’t think pay is the problem as they do make good money most drivers love the overtime
Companies need to go public to raise capital for expansion and expenses. In return they have to pay a dividend to shareholders that’s how capitalism works I don’t think you want to live in a socialist country. You’ll make more per hr maybe but you’ll pay the government more in taxes and get nothing in return
Been through 2 strikes at UPS in my 40 yr career with them. No worries. Teamsters will never give up. We help raise the working conditions and standards for all workers as other unions do as a result of our organizing and willingness to strike when necessary. We are here for the good fight :) Thanks for your support!!!
I drove for FedEx for 6 months. That's all I could put in before it sank in that I was making less than fast food employees and didn't get any benefits... if there's one company that needs a union it's that one, but they subcontract all of their driver positions for exactly that reason. Any talk of unionizing is met with threats of being fired.
@@JB-mh5xy It wasn't a negative comparison. It's just a fact to show how bad the situation is. If you make less than a fast food employee and get no benefits, that means you need to get more from corporations.
He’s talking about fedex ground not express. For the time being express still offers benefits and a pay scale of 17 to 32.36 an hour in VA. But it’s going downhill like the rest.
If any boss of yours threatens to fire you over unionisation, just pull up The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, and threaten to call the National Labor Relations Board, and look up the local NLRB phone number, that will get them to either not fire you or get the feds involved.
I've ruined my back for the rest of my life working part time in a UPS warehouse for $10/hr, ending wage when i left was $11.50 in 2016. 2 slipped disks for barely enough to eat and pay for gas, only now do i realize how permanent the damage is and wish I realized at the time. warehouse part timers ABSOLUTELY deserve higher pay to put their bodies on the line like this. I'm rooting for all of them!
I worked the hub for years from load to unload Erig driver and high value. it kept you in shape but we were never overworked to the point of injury. Also we were paid more than what your claiming and I did this work in 1992- 1995. starting pay $9.50, in 2 years I was making 14.50 This job isn’t a career it’s a beginning job. If you work the hub your whole life that’s on you for not advancing yourself to a career.
I've been held up at a armed robbery, hit by a guy running a red, bit by dogs, you name it. i also lost my house cause payroll couldn't be bothered to do their job.
@@Boe-Jiden2024 even the founder of their own company is replaceable, doesn’t mean workers have to accept long hours, practically no breaks, low pay, and no ac in their trucks…..
@@Boe-Jiden2024 damn boot must taste great, if we have no leverage then we will burn down the factory's like in the old days till you corporate goons learn to listen again.
As a current UPS worker, on thanksgiving I was making time and a half on my minimum wage ($23.25 for 2.5 hours) while a driver was making $112 an hour for an 8 hour shift and getting overtime. Please support your local UPS
@@guillermocas2877 its probably not 8 hours more like 13 cause you have to complete all your stops, you will also be harrassed the whole time to go faster, theyll give you a terrible route you have to stick to even if it isnt practicle, extreme heat/cold depending on location and season with no ac and heat if youre lucky. Not only that to become a driver you have to climb seniority at one of the warehouses most of the time and that comes with a whole slew of abuse and pain of its own. But if the money is worth it to you than go for it but time, ware and tear are real and you should think about your future health over short term monetary gain that could be got anywhere else either way.
So I looked into this sometime ago before I got into investigations. From what you said, you're likely seasonal or a new hire. You said time and a half is $23 at your minimum wage job which means like likely live on the west coast (Cali?) Around $15 min wage (much less elsewhere). Also drivers that have been with the company for years get automatic pay raises because they have a union if I remember correctly. After about 4-5 years with UPS it's going to be hard to leave because you're getting paid about 25-40% more than the US median income, before overtime. But I could imagine companies now just firing folks in cutbacks before hitting those numbers. So here's what I suggest get the heck out of the state. Seriously. ASAP. How you afford inflated housing on that is beyond me. There are many states with housing that would cost half your current monthly income from UPS and also pay you more. Order pickers are making $18-19 at a lot of places and the post office is around the same but with better benefits. Plus in the govt as long as you have comparable time in grade at UPS like a year or more experience you can do that same thing for the post office at a higher grade if it's available which means more $$$
As a retired teamster truck driver, i will stand with them, i will walk the picket line, i will donate to them while they are on strike and most important i will not order ANYTHING from anyone who ships ups till they get what they are asking! UNION SOLIDARITY!! its the only way to curb corporate greed
But FedX does worse, hiring ground package workers thru contractors with nothing close to what the cheapest paying UPS worker gets. So yes, send all your packages thru FedX who doesn’t even give them a voice, just a uniform.
I think it's better that everyone starts ordering as many ups packages as we can when the strike starts, so that the UPS facilities get backlogged, customers will get pissed, and UPS would have to cave in to the workers demands faster.
@@Once_in_a_Lifetime absolutely! I won't order anything if it's shipped fed ex ! They were actually started in early 70s by ups to try and bust the union!!
My husband drove for UPS for 31 years starting in the late 60’s, rain, sleet, snow, ice, 90 degree temps. No A.C., uncomfortable seats. There were seven drivers who started out in our rural area and the lead driver was also manager until a few years later, a full time manager came in. The team quickly grew. We were all like a family, got together for parties, picnics, etc. It was one of the best jobs around.
“Why is UPS making billions on profit?” Because no company as big as UPS care about their workers. The employees are doing absolutely nothing wrong here. May the strike be glorious
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
Greedy corporations have slowly been killing this Country. We're at a breaking point and if you don't see or understand that, you don't understand how most of the country lives.
What makes our outlook so bleak is partly that most of our elected officials in Congress don’t represent us. They represent the corporations who are making our lives next to impossible. They have no idea, or don’t remember, what it’s like to hold on, while getting starvation wages for their hard work. They don’t have to worry about utilities being cut off, eviction, knowing that’s one illness or accident can ruin their credit and leave them in the street. They make up stories about us, and patronize us, and use our media to tell us what to think. When they make economic policy to our disadvantage, they’ll tell us there will be a little pain from their decisions, and advise us to make do with less. They need our labor for their profits, but don’t want to pay us for it. We must tell them what they’ve told us for decades, when they want to shred our social safety net. There’s no free lunch, they tell us, as we pay for every bite they put in their greedy maws.
1/2 the country sees corporations with rose tinted glasses. Nothing wil change and they refuse to do anything that might limit their earnings and their own portfolios.
The obscene level of corporate greed is astounding. These execs are making MILLIONS per year and yet they begrudge the workers a living wage, a fair cut of the pie. Damn.
Full rate drivers were getting over $40 per hour years before lockdown mandates. Teamsters have to wait for the next contract to modify the wage schedule. It's that or strike to demand expedited negotiations. That's just how contracts work.
While also saying no one wants to work but they're going to replace humans with AI anyway, and that they've decided a recession is coming so we're all going to be homeless and out of work soon anyway. Brain rot, all of it.
Millions of cheap future UPS workers crossing Bidens non border. UPS knows this they just need a amnesty bill and you Union dudes will be left with pocket change.
The fair cut of the pie, is what you agreed to work for, when you first accepted the job. If you didn't like the terms, you shouldn't have accepted the job offer.
I worked for UPS back in the 90's, started off as working as a reloader and then finally as a full time driver. Even back then, I thought it was bad that they never raised the starting wage of the part-time employee even though the min wage was increasing. When I left the company, the starting wage was about the same as the min wage. I never regretted quitting and finding a new career path. Just to let you know that I was working there parttime when the strike happened in 1997. I was a Teamster and walked the picket line. One of the few parttime employees that did that. So I stand with the workers.
29 years with UPS now, 20 as a driver, and they’ve been taking more and more away from us every year. Enough is enough. This used to be a company that respected its workforce. Now they only care about the profits and how fast you can move.
@@B70707 Look you goofy potato, it’s the company not the Union that’s f’ing people over. You sound bitter asf. Sorry I make great money and have great benefits? Feel better now? 😂
@@B70707 without the union they would have fallen even further and so would FedEx. We gave all our manufacturing jobs away now they don't want to pay the people who move the packages.
They were always like this from day one. Its just that the pay was enough to live a quality middle class life 20 years ago so we sucked it up. Now 20 years later my back, neck and feet are trashed and that pay barely pays the rent and puts food on the table. The good thing is you dont have ANY time or ENERGY to spend on luxury. You basically survive a day on the route and you go to sleep exhausted with pain and try to recover for the next morning to do it over again.
I was a teamster working for ups from 2006 to 2009 or so. Back then, I was an article 23 part time. I was quite quick to learn about the difference between the full time and part time. Hearing stories of not becoming full time for upwards of 12 years, not to mention the unsafe conditions faced on the preload, the crucifying harassment by management on and off the road, and the hipproacy of unreasonable expectations vs safety, I left. I hope the employees get what they deserve, what they need, and it sets an example for what the rest of us need to survive!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
@@KingOfShenanigan I'm not surprised to hear that, that's why I didn't stick around. But it's across the board, all the inflation, cost of living, you name it, it isn't easy for us as workers. I'm proud to be an American, but it's coming with a cost that's very difficult to cope with. This country needs to fix something, and fix it fast!
I tried it. It in las vegas. It was brutal. I quit and landed a job with a local government agency in the maintenance department. That was almost 30 years ago and I'm about to retire. I wish it was with ups but they were working us like slaves.
Teamsters is corrupt and power hungry. They are exploiting the workers availability bias (I.e usps increases cost of delivery but doesn’t increase wages), and purposely ignores the fact that the costs had to rise because global shipping costs have went up thanks to things like gas prices going up. I’m not blaming the workers because availability bias is natural and I may fall victim of it too. I blame the union for exploiting this. They are going to make the situation worse then blame USPS and they will gain even more support.
All people who do not believe in unions,read the book by Upton Sinclair,The Jungle!It details working in the Chicago Stockyards,at the turn of the 20 th century!It is true,gritty, and sacrilegious!Thomas A.Filipiak Union Steward,40 years,Chicago Midway Airport1970 thru 2016!
As a consumer, I stand in solidarity with these workers. As a worker in retail, I stand in solidarity with these workers. As a human being, I say, no more acceptance of the absurd and cruel economics of capitalism, where a few people use the lives of many fellow humans, to gather for themselves the resources of our shared planet. If a business cannot operate with fairness and in the service of a good life for all, then it shouldn’t exist.
Well said! "a few people use the lives of many fellow humans, to gather for themselves the resources of our shared planet". This is the reason that the Bilderberg and WEF meetings happen. In broad daylight yet behind closed doors. A few gather for themselves indeed. I can only imagine how altruistic these discussions really are. Yet my own politicians refuse to speak out about what goes on in these meetings. Because it's "Secret."
Also any politician assisting with giving the rich tax breaks ignoring the working class should be voted out immediately because they are apart of the problem as well.
LOL I was with you up until the capitalism part. Greed and crony capitalism is not capitalism. It's like saying gmo veggies are the same as organic veggies.
@@Originalman144 lol we don’t just have capitalism either. This country has a massive base in socialism as well mostly for the corporations of course. And that’s fine to say it’s crony capitalism but that’s still the reality of the situation. People are greedy so the whole deregulation “trickle down” mindset is absurd. When you deregulate you allow corporations to screw whoever they need to screw to make more money. That’s the reality. The top 1% has gotten away with screwing the rest of us hard for too long. Something needs to change.
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
How about no country can survive without support of the citizen’s. You want power? Citizen’s united as a whole; that’s power. Don’t forget, the police and army come from the citizen’s. They are their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Yes...they can? That's the whole point of why unions have been struggling the last two decades; it's not that people don't want unions, it's that companies can just ignore them entirely. Remember, these big name companies get government subsidies from the US government. Enough to cover cost 1.5x, meaning they could literally have no customers and still turn a profit.
It's where actors pretend to show Support for companies that can attract attention of those who don't know any better, or decide to oppose something in what they think they decided is important.... This video will not make headway. It'll fizzle out unfortunately. Even if Google does promote it, people don't care enough until they stop getting what they ordered or see grocery stores unshelved
That's kind of true. . but the rich have been settings up systems against the will of the common people since forever. That's what people in other countries don't see when they talk stuff about americans. Most people don't want this stuff. Our government messes their countries over but they also mess us over and it's obvious to us that it's because corporations have their arms up our politicians back sides. 😒
I am a Teamster and a current 40 year employee of UPS. This is a very accurate account of the current situation. Thank you for getting the word out 👍👍 Our contract us up on 7/31/23.
Strikes against the economy and public good are wrong. The teamster bus driver strike is hurting low income sandiegans big time. Teamsters get no sympathy fom us.
@Hillary still not President unfortunately you may be right. UPS turn up is ridiculous. You see new workers every week. People don't stay for long obviously cuz of pay and intense work but the job is getting done because new people come in every week to get the job of the day done. They made big money out of 22.4...they aren't getting rid of it.
I hope this can ripple across the country for other sections of the workforce. It's understandable when we're in a recession, but large companies are anything but hurting, yet our wages are stagnant.
You knew that UPS started in Seattle back in the 1920's I believe?? So there's lots of slave driving, corporate criminals still working in Seattle to this very day. It must be the water...
Your always in a recession Mad. So you will work for nothing. Soon you will be organized in to work camps with slogans like work is joy and you will own nothing and be happy.
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
I worked for Lockheed for 3 years and hated every second of it. Not a single quarter went by that they didn’t post record profits. Meanwhile our starting hourly pay was the same as at the Walmart up the road. They were forced to give us a pay raise a year into me being there to be “competitive”… with Publix. We were literally assembling explosives and being paid the same as people stocking shelves. We didn’t even have hazards pay.
Also terrible benefits. I remember my eye doctor wincing when he found out I was with Lockheed because of how awful the insurance is. He knew from other patients he had in the area how bad it was but it was always a shock to new doctors who didn’t know how pathetic the insurance was to realize how poor Lockheed’s health plans were because “it’s Lockheed Martin, they have a ton of money and should have great insurance.” Lmao
The driver-facing cameras and no A/C in the truck are sadistic. The camera thing is especially demoralizing, as it’s just a constant reminder A) we don’t trust you, and B) if you get in an accident, best believe we will be looking for the fastest way to terminate you and make the other motorist sue you personally.
It's a requirement from the insurance companies. I had to put them in my company trucks. Trust me I have better things to do than watch my workers drive.
People need stop being over sensitive whiners. If you don’t like where you work, find another job. Tons of jobs out there. Just go get one and stop being a crybaby.
@@JohnDiceAcademy No, but it's a similar situation otherwise. I know this, as somebody who has family friends who are part of UPS. By the way, UPS workers here are unionised too, but even non-unionised ones are being paid poorly from what I'm seeing, even though an averted strike resulted in a deal in 2020.
@@dimensionhopper I'm not 100% sure, although I do know that in the past with non-strike related stoppages, there have been delays. Because a lot of Canadians' packages originate from south of the border, I would think that there would be considerable delays but then again, that is just my assumption; moreover, I stand in solidarity with all UPS / Teamster workers!
I've been with ups for 20 years. the union isn't bullying the company, they instead team up to mess up the little guy, then every 5 years they pretend to have a fight at contract time to make people who aren't paying much attention think they are doing things. it's kind of like pro wrestling.
So funny. All those companies that moved overseas to get away from unions. It's hard to find something that is made in USA. Some jobs are harder to outsource, like delivery drivers, but it's gonna be a moot point soon anyway. Tech will bury all of these jobs in 10 years. Until then, Delivery companies will move to a contractor system. The post office has been selling rural delivery routes since I was a kid in the 60's.
I recently moved to a fairly rural area. My house is rehab so I rely on having many items delivered. But damn that. People need to be compensated appropriately, period. Liveable wage. People work hard for their $... I stand with the workers 💯 #SupportUnions #PayFairWage Edit: wtf.... no ac?? Wtf..... damn that. No one deserves that type of cruel treatment.
You have to keep a vehicle running for the A/C to work. With the amount of stops they deliver and the truck being turned off at every stop you can't have A/C. The Post Office and FedEx don't have A/C either.
Same here we seriously need to invest in rural areas more so they're not left behind and stuck with piss poor options. But I fully support this strike it's time we paid the boots on the ground what's they're worth because without them none of these companies would be where they are now.
Aye UPS fam, USPS mail carrier here. It looks like we are in a similar fight and I'm sure most of us at USPS are happy to stand with you. The work we do and what we endure should matter more than anything else because it is US who keep these massive operations moving. If there is no US there is no UPS or USPS. I wish the best for you all. Keep up the good fight.
The Amazonification of the industry has been horrible. As a former FedEx Express courier it’s what drove me towards other employment after a decade with the company
I work at amazon and I confirm. Unless you are a manager, you do not matter and can be replaced within a day. And even amazon managers are disposable and have bunch of lower tier workers who are fighting hard to cover that manager's position with no pay raise. At amazon a lot of Tier 1 workers volunteer to do Tier 3 (supervisor) and Tier 4 (manager) work with no pay increase. They would be in that position for years saving amazon huge budgets from spending it on new leaders.
@@xFlared I'm surprised you're able to be this honest, I've heard that bad things happen to Amazon employees who say anything negative about working there.
I work for UPS but under management so we don’t even qualify for the union. I agree with what a lot of these guys are saying. Treating people like disposable widgets and only caring about a number. it’s gotten ridiculous. some Hubs have even shut down sorts causing an influx in volume for us without increased compensation, especially part time management whose being paid nearly the same amount as an hourly employee.
My son worked for UPS. The oddest hours ever........ He doesn't like to drive so I used to drive him back & forth. But he wasn't allowed to work more than 4-5 hours.. Part time, low wage is a big way for them to take advantage of the workers.
YUP, thats why they want their workers young, part time, and naive to suck up as much of their youth as possible before the young man knows better and to their dread, he negotiates better.
Well they only need them to load/unload trucks & sort boxes. And those few hours he got he also got really great full time insurance benefits. Best in the country. So it’s not all bad. Take the benefits away and he would have made more per hour,but no insurance.
I am glad to see people in The US standing in Solidarity. Power to The People, the people who cause this country to function and if you abuse us we can stop it from functioning.
The UN says they want 600 million people poured into the US by 2030 try and fight it Biden has already said you better have s16s and nuclear missiles to go against the government you will do nothing because you can do nothing
when i hear my package is going sure post i cancel my order....i cant wait that long for my package. ive watched my package sit at my postoffice for days before they bother to deliver it.
. Stop lying. UPS handles the package until it reaches your zip code then transfer it to USPS and it takes like a day after transfer or less to its delivered. Quit lying
@@NoNameNoFace-rr7li Good for you. Not what this video or comment was about. Why don’t you cancel your shipping and go pick your purchase up yourself instead of whining.
Thanks to all the folks who have come to this video with your incredible voices of support. I am deeply encouraged by all of you. It means the world to us Teamsters and other union members everywhere. 👋
@Nighthawk_Predator 💜Thank You for the Message👍✌️ I do not ship anything nor order for delivery... I pickup through the store only DIRECT Company Trucks... But... Any suggestions on what I can begin to tell people on your behalf? What else can I (we) do for you? What do you need from me? Where can I assist? I AM EAST COAST MAJOR CITY....
@@Dennis-kn2cf Yeah and the WEF is trying to remove your ability to go to a store and choose your products. They want you in a pod, owning nothing, eating the bugs, and you will be happy.
UPS drivers here in Canada, complain about the lack of hrs. Most don't do weekends unless they are picking up extra hrs and make pretty good money. Corporations in the US are far too aggressive with forcing things upon workers and hellbent on keeping wages stagnant. I'm shocked at how bad it is and touch wood, a tentative agreement is reached without disruption. Support your drivers and package handlers, they work crazy hard, it's no joke. Excellent reporting and please, keep the info coming.
Full time route for UPS Canada is a dream job for a lot of folks. We had a driver that UPS on weekdays and DJs on the weekend for fun. I don't know how he has all the energy. Great guy, hard worker, deserves all the success in his life.
the fact that USPS workers are considering a strike because they believe that USPS increased costs of delivery but did not increase wages is an example of availability bias. In this case, the workers may be relying too heavily on the information that is most easily available to them (i.e. their own experience of not receiving a wage increase), rather than taking into account all relevant information (e.g. USPS's financial situation, the cost of living, etc.). This bias can lead the workers to make decisions that may not be in their best interest, such as going on strike, which could have negative consequences for both the workers and USPS as a whole. It is possible that the unions could be exploiting the workers' availability bias for their own gain. Unions are organizations that represent workers and negotiate with management on their behalf. While unions can be an important way for workers to advocate for their rights and interests, they can also sometimes act in their own self-interest, even if it is not in the best interest of the workers they represent. In this case, the unions may be using the workers' availability bias to generate support for a strike, which could help the union gain more power or achieve other goals that may not necessarily be aligned with the best interests of the workers.
Why ? Companies are led by ceo, these people make the hard decisions and there is only so many qualified for the job ..supply and demand says they are more valuable and retaining them means paying them more or offering windfalls when profits are up. Simple enough to understand yet most can’t.
@@supersize75k5 you can't tell me their job is worth getting paid 400% more than an average worker. If the company is that profitable then people should be getting a living wage. No one says the CEO shouldn't get paid more anyone can understand that just not an unbelievable amount more while the workers barely afford to eat. That's just common sense. It's unjust.
@@klubstompers AI is not replacing CEOs it's replacing the more repetitive mundane highly logical jobs. If it requires divergent thinking and intuition that job can only be done by a human. This isn't the Marvel universe. Technology has lots of limits.
@@Ouranos369 the market, not you or my feelings put the value on the price for attracting and bring a ceo. Look at how many CEO’s there are, then look at how many employees these companies have. UPS alone is 360,000. 19 million is a drop in the bucket, it doesn’t pay for just one of their planes. What value would you put on one plane ? Well the market says it’s worth 100 million..so guess what they pay ? Don’t take a part time or gig job if you don’t like the pay, pretty simple .
Thanks tomcovid and the government saying whomcan be open or not we see where the money goes to like Blackrock and vanguard who donate to the world economic forum they left us out of the dust.
@@TheInsaneupsdriver - Speaking as a former financial rep.... The vast majority of a large corporation's stock is held by three types of entities: other corporations, mutual funds, and actuarial funds (which fund periodic payments for things like retirement accounts, health and life insurance payouts, etc.) Their exclusive focus is to make money and they will ALWAYS vote their stock holdings in whatever direction will maximize the value of their holdings; with actuarial funds, this is actually mandated by US federal regulations as "fiduciary obligations." Personal shareholders like @twyscape represent a vanishingly small percentage of stock owners, so no matter how supportive they are of fair business practices, their voices are drowned out by corporate interests.
@@gillisBR549 - Quite the opposite: corporations typically pay far less in federal taxes than do individuals and households. Some of the biggest corporations actually get MORE from federal and state governments than they pay, in the form of write-offs and "incentives" that do little more than pad the bonus checks of the corporate board.
$13 billion is enough to add $38,000 to the yearly pay of all 340,000 workers in the union. That all of it goes instead to shareholders is absolutely disgusting.
Yep, that's why we need socialism. I suppose I'll educate the people who don't know what that really is, it's simple, it's workers owning the means of production, that's it. No corporate boards, no shareholders, but the workers getting their fair share of the earnings they put in as productivity. Marx's socialism really had very little to do with, or say, about the state.
Nah. Companies will cave, only to pass on the increased cost of living to consumers. Its a cycle. You're paying more for stuff because stuff costs more to make. If you want to fix inflation, a union vote doesn't matter... it's the political vote that matters.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND UNIONS. IT'S TIME WE BRING BACK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND SHOW CORPORATIONS THAT THEY NEED US. NOT THEM. PEOPLE OVER PROFITS. NO PEOPLE? NO PROFITS.
Be careful what you wish for! Big corps like UPS see your last sentence like this: "No people, MORE Profits" They will move to automation the first chance they get. Then where will the "people" be?
you go out and build a company and spend time and effort, then offer someone a job at a good rate.......then... they lookup how much you're making, and seem to fell like they have a right to more of it....don't like your job......QUIT
I've got three family members who work for ups. My dad is a driver and my brother's are loaders and I knew this was coming and I knew it was bad there but had no idea it was getting this bad and was this bad. I'll back them and their strike if it comes to it!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE! He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
Strikes are a critical part of enacting real change. The kind of change we desperately need to get power back into the hands of workers. The minor inconvenience of a strike on the average person is inconsequential to the ultimate good they have the power to fight for.
Not to mention it's time to address the brontosaurus in the room consumerism most of the stuff being ordered is not needed anyway we really should try to get back to a time before the 1950s commoditized convenience and only buy what you need.
Dumb that we 22.4 drivers starting pay is 20.50 when RPCD who been there years make 40 bucks an hour doing the same job as 22.4 cover drivers. I feel like I'm being ripped off.
@@SgtJoeSmith Youre right, the execs drive to their meeting once a month (how disastrous), give themselves pay raises (includes writing stuff, insane work) and sitting at home all day thinking about how theyre gonna afford that brand new Porsche (mentally demanding) UPS Workers just get to put boxes down and drive all day. How lazy. They dont deserve AC in 108 degree weather! They need to work 10 hours a day. Because theyre all lazy. - Executives Probably
@kali7148 they stop and open doors too much. The ac wouldn't have time to cool the truck. Plus going back and forth from ac to heat all day makes you sick. Are you that stupid?
Were in Hawaii and even though this strike could really hurt our business I totally support you guys push for fair wages. It feels like we have to fight this fight in every industry now days but if that what it takes so be it.
Support to the unions 100%. Funny how the price of the shipping never rises when a CEO makes $19M/yr but the second you mention a couple to a few dollar raises, the corporation start losing their minds. they can keep that $2 million bonus for themselves, but don't you dare pay the workers. Fuck that! On strike! Demand better and do not waiver until your needs are met
Well UPS does have half a million employees so (I know the number er slightly off, can't find propper numbers) going from minimum wage and one dollar up (7.25 -> 8.25) means from ~15000 / y to ~17000 / y, that's 2k * .5 million = 1 billion USD. Not saying it's not bullshit how much the people at the top earn
@@Hoppp4848 if you can't afford to pay your workers a living wage and fair benefits, you forfeit the right to operate the facility and employ them. That's UPS's cross to bear, not anyone else's.
@@codylujan you don't. Maybe morally, not practically. That's why we have unions, it's not the business operators duty to retain morals. If the best way to earn money requires you to pay your employees less, if you don't do that, you will get beaten out by someone that does. -- in the long run
@@codylujan I'm not saying it's not unfair for the employees. I'm saying it's not the employers job to make it fair, the employees have to do that by unions or by simply quitting for a better offer. That doesn't make anyone a bad person, everyone is just trying to stay in the market
If ups doesn’t want to lose all the public respect they have grown throughout the decades then they should meet the workers demands. The demands sound absolutely reasonable and they probably should get more. Without workers the only thing a business has is an idea.
My UPS driver is Louis and he works his ass off delivering. He drives an un-airconditioned truck which is always filthy dirty and due to his load, never knows when he will get home. I would bet that the CEO of UPS has a comfortable office but Louie does not! I certainly appreciate UPS but if it means a rate increase, OK by me. If a company wants good employees then pay for them. Also, fire the CEO!! Nobody is worth what she gets paid.
I used to work for the CACH facility in Illinois. The union has weakened a bunch but I have faith in the workers because they have BALLS! Managements decided to require you to work extra days during the holidays to receive the attendance bonus and half my dock walked out, including me. I went straight upstairs and once I got my answer I walked out without a two weeks notice. I am sad to report that given the conditions a worker died during my time there of heat exhaustion, just goes to show how far it has fallen but after that mass quiting they finally rose the salary from $10.35 + attendance bonus to $15 an hour. I no longer work there but I believe in all of you fellow logistics handlers! I currently work for the competition where unionization seems unlikely but with a recent death in Indiana and a few walkouts that may not be the case forever. Regardless UPS having a union has always been a benefit given that it's the reason my current jobs has such a high salary to disincentivize unions so a win for unions is always a win for non union workers. FIGHT ON TEAMSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Teamsters have the ability to set the standard for all workers even non union. When Teamsters fight for a good contract they're fighting for all workers even Fedex workers. All workers deserve better. The union will set the standards and the competition will follow.
I remember working as a loader for UPS years ago, I think around 2016. Probably one of the worst jobs I ever had, and I started out doing retail, cart-pushing and janitorial work. Loading at UPS was literally back-destroying work for 10 dollars an hour. No benefits unless full-time, but hardly anyone was full-time. You get a week vacation time after being there for a year. Full-timers got two-weeks, I believe. Also, almost everyone there was always sick, because they keep all the trucks close by where the employees load everything and there was practically no ventilation, which means your throat and lungs would be filled with black gunk every day after work. One of the oldest loaders there had been there for over 5 years, but was only making like 16 dollars an hour. Peak season was hell. It's hard living man, I can definitely understand why they'd strike.
worst job i ever worked. I knew people who were package handlers for 10 years and they were trapped, even moving up in the company would've been worse for them. I hope they change.
*I AGREE 💯with the UPS Workers!* *UPS workers are USED, ABUSED and DENIED* stand with them now..... They are STRONGER with Our Support! I am making changes tomorrow regarding my business with UPS! UPS postal boxes cost almost 3tms that of others!
And that is what really makes my blood boil even more, as a Canadian. Solidarity to you @Piku! I hope this same energy spreads up north, because it's sickening that the same issues are happening in this country where you guessed it- corporate Canada's few is winning out over everyone else. And, too many folx are still struggling financially because people are still earning minimum wage - not enough to pay bills.
@@fizzlersizzler9259 A living wage is the hourly amount a worker needs to cover basic expenses. A living wage is not the same as the minimum wage, which is the legislated minimum all employers must pay. The issue is, most employers are giving the majority of their workforce minimum wage, which is not enough to cover the aforementioned expenses, including bills.
@@cryptbeast3222 Union's are actually making a comeback since Biden removed Trumps Anti labor NLRB chief and replaced him with a pro labor chief and passed a bill to make joining unions easier.
Former Upser here. Was in the local 767. Left 3 years ago after 7 years of being a broke part time shifter which they said was unskilled work. With FedEx now best decision I made. I support my Teamster brothers and Sisters hope you get all you demand from the Company.
I really hope they stick it to the higher ups at UPS and win all 4 packages! These Men & Women absolutely deserve it and I'm so sick of the CEO'S, Exec's and Investors, taking full advantage of these workers!...
As a retired driver, I have seen everything the video portrayed. My friends who work for UPS say if you come to work looking to be hassled and scrutinized you will never be disappointed. A supervisor would accompany home delivery drivers and critique them by saying “I counted 14 steps to the porch. Next time do it in 13. Such nit picking. Moral is in the toilet.
I worked a couple of seasons as a holiday package helper in my early 20s and it was a pretty good gig. One of the biggest take aways I got was that UPS drivers had rules about driving and delivering, and the dudes I worked with were pretty good about following them. The other drivers I observed were too. Enter the direct Amazon driver. I guess I'm glad they have jobs, but they are an absolute unregulated nightmare to drive around, from blocking roads to being totally unpredictable where they are going to emerge from their vehicle. UPS delivers are by far safer. The last thing we need is even more unregulated, exhausted "independent contractors" delivering stuff so that some multimillionaires can be even richer.
I wish he stated them as plainly as the union did. This video is too much UPS EVIL, POOR POOR WORKERS! Ft workers worker their asses off but get paid pretty well for it, far better than any other worker doing the same work.
Ahem, she earned 19m . And that's just what's reported. No way people who make that much ever are doing so without loop holes or help from something sketchy at best
look into her, she almost tanked home depot, took her golden parachute and floated over to a cushy ups ceo position so they could stamp 'women owned on all their paperwork
I am with the UPS workers. Corporate greed is way out of control, I think the whole country needs to strike.
And nearly had a debt default. That would have been a mess and hurt everyone.
Thankyou for your support..
I'm a factory worker. They spend around $400k on product, $120k on maintenance and $60k on labor a week and make $1m a day. Tell me that math works out.
I can only imagine how it works for you guys too. The entire country needs to strike soon for sure
I don’t know why the rich continues to get tax breaks, anyone giving the rich tax breaks and looking over the working class should be voted out quickly.
I was working as a driver during the last strike and will support the drivers any time. UPS management is the worst!
As a former Amazon delivery driver, I stand with the UPS workers. You deserve all that you're asking for.
ups worker here. Thanks! We are just like people at all the other delivery services. Workers are in this together. Hope the other companies, Amazon etc, go union as well!
@@julianbrelsford all the props to you guys! As someone who was a former warehouse manager/software developer at Amazon it pisses me off when any internal employees aren't treated fair.
Amazon's delivery drivers aren't even considered amazon employees which is another piss off, but you guys are employees directly with UPS, this should not be happening
Do you realize a Amazon driver only make around 22 an hour and ups makes 36 rn so relax
hey so do you! You did at Amazon, and do now where ever you are!
Eh did I say something wrong not sure what’s the issue here 🤷🏽♂️
15 years ago, people in my area would forego college and just work for UPS because of how much they paid. The King of queens TV show wasn't TV fantasy. You could buy a house with the wages. Now, it's not a decision between UPS and college - it's a choice between UPS and McDonalds.
Better off working for Wal-mart. They pay better than either UPS or McDonalds at least in my area.
That is so sad. Similarv to the coal mines here in Kentucky.
Wow I remember a lot of guys from my first year of college dropping out when UPS came to campus to recruit .... you're right, things were different then
Shareholders and the CEO sure got their piece of the pie. Strike and bring the company to its knees. UPS has no leverage.
Working at UPS "MIGHT" give you a good wage. But it comes at a cost. Your knees, back, and shoulders will deteriorate. And only after you experience a herniated disc..and the company's ways of making sure they aren't held responsible..Will you know ur in trouble. Plus.. you won't be able to see ur kids grow up. High divorce rate as well.
Have fun. :(
15 years of being a full time driver leaving Ups was the best thing I ever did. I lost so much time with my kids. I got a mental health back . I got a lot of dirty secrets on management. To be honest I’m the guy from Austin that exposed our our hub for having employees with COVID still working.I did post it on fb and got fired for it. Thanks to the teamsters I got my job but had to delete everything off fb. The list goes on
Honesty always prevails.
Same man thank god I don't work in that hell hole any more cuss thats wat it's called a hell hole
@Derick you're a real man. Thanks for sharing
I worked while having Covid. Stayed home a day or two and went back. Why? Cause I’m not 65 and the guys I work directly with arent over 60 so Covid meant very little. Feel good? Just go to work. Common sense matters
@@SuperDeathunder Truthfully I've had worse colds, covid was gone in like 3 days. I was at home with the sniffles playing video games for two weeks for no reason.
As a former UPS worker, I have incredible respect for these folks. My job was to pack boxes into 3-4 trucks between the hours of 2am and 8am and it was both stressful and incredibly intense. The job on the packing line was crazy, but what really amazed me were the drivers. Those folks showed up at 6am to help prep their truck and learn the manifest and then would work until the late evening. How they deliver to 150+ stops every single day and is beyond me.
And never cared about the packages. Yeah great people.
We do the same thing at Amazon but for even less money as drivers. It is brutal work. At least with the UPS, you have Union protections. Amazon throws us away when they're done with us.
it's hard to believe because they did not do that
Y'all have no idea! Most people can't do that kind of job. You'd quit before lunch on your 1st day.
@@Jeffthedude15 Spent 44yrs with co, 26 of those were delivering pkg's out of the brown trucks you were loading!!!
I am a former employee of UPS, so I absolutely stand in solidarity with the workers.
Thank you. So was I.
I stand with them.
Workers need to be careful not to destroy UPS as they are competing with the nonunionized Amazon.
Oh yes, im a former employee too. Totally behind the teamsters.
I work for FedEx Ground and I’m 100% with them - I wish our company could unionize and push demands like that.
Why? You don’t work there anymore.
I’m a UPS worker. Thank u for standing with us we appreciate it.
Always!! Y’all always work so hard to make sure we’re good out here! We got y’all! 🫶🏾
shit is slave work i worked there for 8 long months
Will stand firmly with you as long as it takes.
What are you hearing? Do you think there's a legitimate chance of striking? We stand with you!
@@Vinsanity09 I have been hearing for months now that all vacation time was cancelled. ???
As a school bus driver who recently bargained (and won) a union contract with the corporate company, I am now proudly a Teamster and 100% back my sisters and brothers at UPS. STAND STRONG.
So in other words you are a communist shill. Don't delude yourself about what the union is. The union is an obstacle for motivated workers to negotiate their worth. With a union, much like min wage. Its just welfare with extra steps. And it keeps the workers poor.
I hope you're evil. And not stupid. An evil person sleeps well at night knowing their crimes hurt others.
Thank you brother !
I stand with UPS workers.
F-ck the workers and all their piss poor choices in life. Anyone who holds the economy hostage for money is a scumbag.
Union strong! United we stand.
@@donovanlamb1 Commie
@@Reiman33 Tell Amazon you want to ship FedEx or DHL next time, see what happens.
Thank you
I still say that we need a nation wide blue flu ( blue collar walkout) I stand in solidarity with the UPS workers.
it will cost YOU more
@@shaystern2453 what if profit wasn't the motive
@@shaystern2453 No, it won't. Prices are going up anyway to support executive compensation packages and billions of dollars of stock buybacks.
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@@shaystern2453 That's a sacrifice I'm willing to take
Solidarity with these brave workers, as a fellow delivery associate from an Amazon DSP
I am a ups driver, I am blessed the Lord has provided this job for me. Thank you all for understanding and supporting us. UPS Oklahoma
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, God Blessed the Teamsters, Amen
I'm not a union employee but I stand with these employees and teamsters across the country! It's time to stand up and make a difference!
Don't let them kid you; the Teamsters Union is run by criminals and grifters who are looking out for themselves.
Spoken like the ignorant, or the union buster.
Thankyou for your support..
lol your all replaceable
Why take pride in being in a union? All the unions I know of have been fighting for lower pay for workers and it’s been hard to watch as my friends and family are begging to get out.
I joined the Teamsters in 1966, then went to IBEW in 1972 until retiring in 2014. Collective bargaining is necessary to have a healthy American middle class. Keep fighting, brothers and sisters!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
You're exactly right! Reagan fucked the unions and started this vast wealth disparity we see now.
Unions benefit everyone whether you're in a union or not.
@@KingOfShenanigan nah, “give us what we want or it’s your fault when we strike” is pretty negotiating IMO
@@randibgood , how did President Reagan “fuck the Unions”? He was endorsed by the IBT. 🤣🤣🤣
I work indirectly to UPS (UPS Store), and let me tell you, these drivers are getting hammered. We keep extra bottled water on hand and sugary treats for our drivers because they are worn, dehydrated and low sugar in this Florida sun. No AC, seriously long hours, and yes, they are treated by corporate like slaves. Lately we have seen an uptick in supervisors accompanying drivers not because of over-watch because a driver did something wrong (accident, failure to clear a store, during a 'skim', training, etc.), no; they are there as 'observers' of drivers who have made complaints to Corporate. These supervisors stand around like angry TSA agents looking for the smallest error a driver does so to mark them up. I pray that the drivers strike and it hurts them (corporate) and more so, the stock holders. Have you ever noticed when a company goes Public, their only interests are the shareholders and their own pockets, but quality of service is impacted to a horrible low? Look at every single publicly traded company in the last 30 years and tell me differently. One cannot. Hurt UPS and the shareholders the best way possible by reminding them that People make them the monies they have, and those same people can take it all away. It's been coming for some time.
Don't forget customers lose out too when prices are ridiculous. UPS Store I completely avoid now. Many will move over to USPS and FedEx. The Union leaders and Corporate Exec. always get their money.
The drivers get treated better than the laborers. Having OT stolen, seniority ignored, Verbally attacked. Our union Rep down here in Casa Grande, AZ is legit sexist, racist, and has actively cause more people than i can count to leave the job, good workers too. The company needs an overhaul. like FFS they just spent half a billion dollars on RFID tags in the PAL labels, when if integrated into the actual shipping label would solve so many issues that these RFID tags and printers are constantly fucking up
Ups prices have nearly doubled at my company when our contract experience we cut our ups by 70 percent. Ups does need more drivers to relieve exhaustion the drivers have 100 plus stops a day maybe they need a maximum number of stop 80 stops a day max in the contract for example. I don’t think pay is the problem as they do make good money most drivers love the overtime
Companies need to go public to raise capital for expansion and expenses. In return they have to pay a dividend to shareholders that’s how capitalism works I don’t think you want to live in a socialist country. You’ll make more per hr maybe but you’ll pay the government more in taxes and get nothing in return
boohooo
Unions do work. Don’t you guys dare give up. We need more examples of union workers who make a difference.
Been through 2 strikes at UPS in my 40 yr career with them. No worries. Teamsters will never give up. We help raise the working conditions and standards for all workers as other unions do as a result of our organizing and willingness to strike when necessary. We are here for the good fight :) Thanks for your support!!!
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@Michael Morgan how does that help here?
I drove for FedEx for 6 months. That's all I could put in before it sank in that I was making less than fast food employees and didn't get any benefits... if there's one company that needs a union it's that one, but they subcontract all of their driver positions for exactly that reason. Any talk of unionizing is met with threats of being fired.
@@JB-mh5xy It wasn't a negative comparison. It's just a fact to show how bad the situation is. If you make less than a fast food employee and get no benefits, that means you need to get more from corporations.
Damn I believed fedex was one of the ‘better’ ones.
He’s talking about fedex ground not express. For the time being express still offers benefits and a pay scale of 17 to 32.36 an hour in VA. But it’s going downhill like the rest.
Did you work for Fedex directly or through a contractor. I can assure you drivers are paid well.
If any boss of yours threatens to fire you over unionisation, just pull up The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, and threaten to call the National Labor Relations Board, and look up the local NLRB phone number, that will get them to either not fire you or get the feds involved.
I've ruined my back for the rest of my life working part time in a UPS warehouse for $10/hr, ending wage when i left was $11.50 in 2016. 2 slipped disks for barely enough to eat and pay for gas, only now do i realize how permanent the damage is and wish I realized at the time. warehouse part timers ABSOLUTELY deserve higher pay to put their bodies on the line like this. I'm rooting for all of them!
I sprained my lower lombar in 2018 started in 2015 and got fired in 2020 because of my back! I can barely walk a mile and I'm done! I feel your pain
I worked the hub for years from load to unload Erig driver and high value. it kept you in shape but we were never overworked to the point of injury. Also we were paid more than what your claiming and I did this work in 1992- 1995. starting pay $9.50, in 2 years I was making 14.50 This job isn’t a career it’s a beginning job. If you work the hub your whole life that’s on you for not advancing yourself to a career.
Did you wear a back belt?
I've been held up at a armed robbery, hit by a guy running a red, bit by dogs, you name it. i also lost my house cause payroll couldn't be bothered to do their job.
@@juliemunoz2762 pay was $10 at swan Island 2015
I would like to thank the UPS union on behalf of all American workers for having the courage to follow through on this important work.
Thank you
your all replaceable and have 0 leverage
@@Boe-Jiden2024 even the founder of their own company is replaceable, doesn’t mean workers have to accept long hours, practically no breaks, low pay, and no ac in their trucks…..
@@poorlittlebiker6476 buy a fan
@@Boe-Jiden2024 damn boot must taste great, if we have no leverage then we will burn down the factory's like in the old days till you corporate goons learn to listen again.
As a current UPS worker, on thanksgiving I was making time and a half on my minimum wage ($23.25 for 2.5 hours) while a driver was making $112 an hour for an 8 hour shift and getting overtime. Please support your local UPS
what driver
Shit. I wanna be a driver then. Sounds like good pay
@@guillermocas2877 its probably not 8 hours more like 13 cause you have to complete all your stops, you will also be harrassed the whole time to go faster, theyll give you a terrible route you have to stick to even if it isnt practicle, extreme heat/cold depending on location and season with no ac and heat if youre lucky. Not only that to become a driver you have to climb seniority at one of the warehouses most of the time and that comes with a whole slew of abuse and pain of its own. But if the money is worth it to you than go for it but time, ware and tear are real and you should think about your future health over short term monetary gain that could be got anywhere else either way.
@@UberchargedNavi sounds like another shitty wearhouse job but this has much better pay.
So I looked into this sometime ago before I got into investigations. From what you said, you're likely seasonal or a new hire. You said time and a half is $23 at your minimum wage job which means like likely live on the west coast (Cali?) Around $15 min wage (much less elsewhere). Also drivers that have been with the company for years get automatic pay raises because they have a union if I remember correctly. After about 4-5 years with UPS it's going to be hard to leave because you're getting paid about 25-40% more than the US median income, before overtime. But I could imagine companies now just firing folks in cutbacks before hitting those numbers. So here's what I suggest get the heck out of the state. Seriously. ASAP. How you afford inflated housing on that is beyond me. There are many states with housing that would cost half your current monthly income from UPS and also pay you more. Order pickers are making $18-19 at a lot of places and the post office is around the same but with better benefits. Plus in the govt as long as you have comparable time in grade at UPS like a year or more experience you can do that same thing for the post office at a higher grade if it's available which means more $$$
As a retired teamster truck driver, i will stand with them, i will walk the picket line, i will donate to them while they are on strike and most important i will not order ANYTHING from anyone who ships ups till they get what they are asking! UNION SOLIDARITY!! its the only way to curb corporate greed
Wait until democrats get congress back and amnesty bill rammed through. You all are toast.
But FedX does worse, hiring ground package workers thru contractors with nothing close to what the cheapest paying UPS worker gets. So yes, send all your packages thru FedX who doesn’t even give them a voice, just a uniform.
@@Once_in_a_Lifetimeguess they should unionize
I think it's better that everyone starts ordering as many ups packages as we can when the strike starts, so that the UPS facilities get backlogged, customers will get pissed, and UPS would have to cave in to the workers demands faster.
@@Once_in_a_Lifetime absolutely! I won't order anything if it's shipped fed ex ! They were actually started in early 70s by ups to try and bust the union!!
My husband drove for UPS for 31 years starting in the late 60’s, rain, sleet, snow, ice, 90 degree temps. No A.C., uncomfortable seats. There were seven drivers who started out in our rural area and the lead driver was also manager until a few years later, a full time manager came in. The team quickly grew. We were all like a family, got together for parties, picnics, etc. It was one of the best jobs around.
It's probably the reason why all the seats are specified in the contract now
Jim Casey,a fair days pay for a fair days work…
I have friends who worked for UPS in the 80's. The could afford nice cars , nice homes. So sorry to hear how bad it has gotten.
Me too 1979 in NorCal
“Why is UPS making billions on profit?” Because no company as big as UPS care about their workers. The employees are doing absolutely nothing wrong here. May the strike be glorious
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
@@KingOfShenanigan I don't trust anyone who wear business suits. Simple rule to identify someone's character immediately.
I stand with the UPS workers and the Teamsters. Stand strong Brothers and Sisters!
Greedy corporations have slowly been killing this Country. We're at a breaking point and if you don't see or understand that, you don't understand how most of the country lives.
Under capitalism profits will always come before people.
What makes our outlook so bleak is partly that most of our elected officials in Congress don’t represent us. They represent the corporations who are making our lives next to impossible. They have no idea, or don’t remember, what it’s like to hold on, while getting starvation wages for their hard work. They don’t have to worry about utilities being cut off, eviction, knowing that’s one illness or accident can ruin their credit and leave them in the street.
They make up stories about us, and patronize us, and use our media to tell us what to think.
When they make economic policy to our disadvantage, they’ll tell us there will be a little pain from their decisions, and advise us to make do with less. They need our labor for their profits, but don’t want to pay us for it. We must tell them what they’ve told us for decades, when they want to shred our social safety net.
There’s no free lunch, they tell us, as we pay for every bite they put in their greedy maws.
1/2 the country sees corporations with rose tinted glasses. Nothing wil change and they refuse to do anything that might limit their earnings and their own portfolios.
I stand with my union brothers and sisters.
it is wrong how UPS is treating its workers
i just watched a ex steward put a new super in his place.... never felt so gratifying.
The obscene level of corporate greed is astounding. These execs are making MILLIONS per year and yet they begrudge the workers a living wage, a fair cut of the pie. Damn.
Full rate drivers were getting over $40 per hour years before lockdown mandates. Teamsters have to wait for the next contract to modify the wage schedule. It's that or strike to demand expedited negotiations. That's just how contracts work.
While also saying no one wants to work but they're going to replace humans with AI anyway, and that they've decided a recession is coming so we're all going to be homeless and out of work soon anyway. Brain rot, all of it.
Ok. Make the CEO forfeit her salary. Wow! You get 35$ per employee pre tax. 😂
Millions of cheap future UPS workers crossing Bidens non border. UPS knows this they just need a amnesty bill and you Union dudes will be left with pocket change.
The fair cut of the pie, is what you agreed to work for, when you first accepted the job. If you didn't like the terms, you shouldn't have accepted the job offer.
I worked for UPS back in the 90's, started off as working as a reloader and then finally as a full time driver. Even back then, I thought it was bad that they never raised the starting wage of the part-time employee even though the min wage was increasing. When I left the company, the starting wage was about the same as the min wage. I never regretted quitting and finding a new career path.
Just to let you know that I was working there parttime when the strike happened in 1997. I was a Teamster and walked the picket line. One of the few parttime employees that did that. So I stand with the workers.
29 years with UPS now, 20 as a driver, and they’ve been taking more and more away from us every year. Enough is enough. This used to be a company that respected its workforce. Now they only care about the profits and how fast you can move.
@@B70707 Look you goofy potato, it’s the company not the Union that’s f’ing people over. You sound bitter asf. Sorry I make great money and have great benefits? Feel better now? 😂
@@B70707 a Union my great uncle helped create the union in the 50s with hoffa sr.
@@B70707 without the union they would have fallen even further and so would FedEx. We gave all our manufacturing jobs away now they don't want to pay the people who move the packages.
So be honest. What is your hourly pay, if it's so bad??
They were always like this from day one. Its just that the pay was enough to live a quality middle class life 20 years ago so we sucked it up. Now 20 years later my back, neck and feet are trashed and that pay barely pays the rent and puts food on the table. The good thing is you dont have ANY time or ENERGY to spend on luxury. You basically survive a day on the route and you go to sleep exhausted with pain and try to recover for the next morning to do it over again.
I was a teamster working for ups from 2006 to 2009 or so. Back then, I was an article 23 part time. I was quite quick to learn about the difference between the full time and part time. Hearing stories of not becoming full time for upwards of 12 years, not to mention the unsafe conditions faced on the preload, the crucifying harassment by management on and off the road, and the hipproacy of unreasonable expectations vs safety, I left. I hope the employees get what they deserve, what they need, and it sets an example for what the rest of us need to survive!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
@@KingOfShenanigan I'm not surprised to hear that, that's why I didn't stick around. But it's across the board, all the inflation, cost of living, you name it, it isn't easy for us as workers. I'm proud to be an American, but it's coming with a cost that's very difficult to cope with. This country needs to fix something, and fix it fast!
@@Brian-cr6rb this country needs a proletarian revolution.
I tried it. It in las vegas. It was brutal. I quit and landed a job with a local government agency in the maintenance department. That was almost 30 years ago and I'm about to retire. I wish it was with ups but they were working us like slaves.
Teamsters is corrupt and power hungry. They are exploiting the workers availability bias (I.e usps increases cost of delivery but doesn’t increase wages), and purposely ignores the fact that the costs had to rise because global shipping costs have went up thanks to things like gas prices going up. I’m not blaming the workers because availability bias is natural and I may fall victim of it too. I blame the union for exploiting this. They are going to make the situation worse then blame USPS and they will gain even more support.
I stand with UPS workers & Teamsters equal pay for equal work !
All people who do not believe in unions,read the book by Upton Sinclair,The Jungle!It details working in the Chicago Stockyards,at the turn of the 20 th century!It is true,gritty, and sacrilegious!Thomas A.Filipiak Union Steward,40 years,Chicago Midway Airport1970 thru 2016!
As a current UPS worker, pleaseeee support your local UPS store, they work us like dogs
I support the unions❤
unions are immoral.
I used to work for UPS as an operations supervisor. I left the company a few years ago now, but I stand with the workers.
As do most of our Part and full time sups, and our managers.
@@1582881 ya its the upper echelon that has to go
How is that pension of yours?
@@RonkeStation I only worked for UPS for 4 years so...dont have one.
your all replaceable and have 0 leverage
As a consumer, I stand in solidarity with these workers. As a worker in retail, I stand in solidarity with these workers. As a human being, I say, no more acceptance of the absurd and cruel economics of capitalism, where a few people use the lives of many fellow humans, to gather for themselves the resources of our shared planet. If a business cannot operate with fairness and in the service of a good life for all, then it shouldn’t exist.
Well said! "a few people use the lives of many fellow humans, to gather for themselves the resources of our shared planet".
This is the reason that the Bilderberg and WEF meetings happen. In broad daylight yet behind closed doors. A few gather for themselves indeed. I can only imagine how altruistic these discussions really are. Yet my own politicians refuse to speak out about what goes on in these meetings. Because it's "Secret."
Also any politician assisting with giving the rich tax breaks ignoring the working class should be voted out immediately because they are apart of the problem as well.
LOL I was with you up until the capitalism part. Greed and crony capitalism is not capitalism. It's like saying gmo veggies are the same as organic veggies.
@@Originalman144 lol we don’t just have capitalism either. This country has a massive base in socialism as well mostly for the corporations of course. And that’s fine to say it’s crony capitalism but that’s still the reality of the situation. People are greedy so the whole deregulation “trickle down” mindset is absurd. When you deregulate you allow corporations to screw whoever they need to screw to make more money. That’s the reality. The top 1% has gotten away with screwing the rest of us hard for too long. Something needs to change.
@@Originalman144 Corn is genetically modified and you can definitely buy organic corn. Great point
How is it 2023 and the UPS trucks still have no A/C?! This is wild and unacceptable.
Every worker in the us need to strike on these corporations
Yeah, let's make sure our economy crashes. Biden isn't doing enough to finish us off.
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
No company can survive without support of the citizen's in any country.
@@JulianKazmier-vo3fn who is going to do the automation?
How about no country can survive without support of the citizen’s. You want power? Citizen’s united as a whole; that’s power. Don’t forget, the police and army come from the citizen’s. They are their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relatives, neighbours and friends.
Yes...they can? That's the whole point of why unions have been struggling the last two decades; it's not that people don't want unions, it's that companies can just ignore them entirely. Remember, these big name companies get government subsidies from the US government. Enough to cover cost 1.5x, meaning they could literally have no customers and still turn a profit.
It's where actors pretend to show
Support for companies that can attract attention of those who don't know any better, or decide to oppose something in what they think they decided is important.... This video will not make headway. It'll fizzle out unfortunately. Even if Google does promote it, people don't care enough until they stop getting what they ordered or see grocery stores unshelved
That's kind of true. . but the rich have been settings up systems against the will of the common people since forever. That's what people in other countries don't see when they talk stuff about americans. Most people don't want this stuff. Our government messes their countries over but they also mess us over and it's obvious to us that it's because corporations have their arms up our politicians back sides. 😒
Former UPS worker. Standing with the workers.
I am a Teamster and a current 40 year employee of UPS. This is a very accurate account of the current situation. Thank you for getting the word out 👍👍 Our contract us up on 7/31/23.
I support UPS workers and equal pay for equal work.
Everytime I hear the word equal i cringe because its a liberal fantasy
My problem with UPS is that they are an aggressive Equal Opportunity Employer, meaning that White Males don't have a chance with them as employees.
@@DokesConspiracyNetworkSo what is the conservative fantasy?
@@nitromartini1422Yet they do.
@@DokesConspiracyNetwork not equal from the ceo to ground worker, they mean to get rid of the two their system in ups. Didnt watch the video?
I see the strike taking place. Corporate greed is extremely inflexible.
Strikes against the economy and public good are wrong. The teamster bus driver strike is hurting low income sandiegans big time. Teamsters get no sympathy fom us.
@NotLeoDiCapriowhat's a fence jumper 🤣.
@Hillary still not President unfortunately you may be right. UPS turn up is ridiculous. You see new workers every week. People don't stay for long obviously cuz of pay and intense work but the job is getting done because new people come in every week to get the job of the day done. They made big money out of 22.4...they aren't getting rid of it.
@NotLeoDiCaprio OH, should of said the cock roaches are escaping through the cracks again 🤣
I hope this can ripple across the country for other sections of the workforce. It's understandable when we're in a recession, but large companies are anything but hurting, yet our wages are stagnant.
You knew that UPS started in Seattle back in the 1920's I believe?? So there's lots of slave driving, corporate criminals still working in Seattle to this very day. It must be the water...
Your always in a recession Mad. So you will work for nothing. Soon you will be organized in to work camps with slogans like work is joy and you will own nothing and be happy.
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
I worked for Lockheed for 3 years and hated every second of it. Not a single quarter went by that they didn’t post record profits. Meanwhile our starting hourly pay was the same as at the Walmart up the road. They were forced to give us a pay raise a year into me being there to be “competitive”… with Publix. We were literally assembling explosives and being paid the same as people stocking shelves. We didn’t even have hazards pay.
Also terrible benefits. I remember my eye doctor wincing when he found out I was with Lockheed because of how awful the insurance is. He knew from other patients he had in the area how bad it was but it was always a shock to new doctors who didn’t know how pathetic the insurance was to realize how poor Lockheed’s health plans were because “it’s Lockheed Martin, they have a ton of money and should have great insurance.” Lmao
The driver-facing cameras and no A/C in the truck are sadistic. The camera thing is especially demoralizing, as it’s just a constant reminder A) we don’t trust you, and B) if you get in an accident, best believe we will be looking for the fastest way to terminate you and make the other motorist sue you personally.
It's a requirement from the insurance companies. I had to put them in my company trucks. Trust me I have better things to do than watch my workers drive.
Yep. They've started doing the same with Semi truck drivers too, That's why I quit driving.
People need stop being over sensitive whiners. If you don’t like where you work, find another job. Tons of jobs out there. Just go get one and stop being a crybaby.
Honestly I'm stunned that UPS is not facing class action. The way they treat their workers is worse than how guards treat their prisoners.
@@GeorgeSkinner-eq1jdOK bootlicker.
Solidarity to UPS workers in the US and here in Canada!
Are the Canadian ones striking too?
@@JohnDiceAcademy No, but it's a similar situation otherwise. I know this, as somebody who has family friends who are part of UPS. By the way, UPS workers here are unionised too, but even non-unionised ones are being paid poorly from what I'm seeing, even though an averted strike resulted in a deal in 2020.
Will the US strike have any effect up here?
@@dimensionhopper I'm not 100% sure, although I do know that in the past with non-strike related stoppages, there have been delays. Because a lot of Canadians' packages originate from south of the border, I would think that there would be considerable delays but then again, that is just my assumption; moreover, I stand in solidarity with all UPS / Teamster workers!
More unions! Companies need to be bullied to stop being asshats to their employees.
AMEN TO THAT.
I've been with ups for 20 years. the union isn't bullying the company, they instead team up to mess up the little guy, then every 5 years they pretend to have a fight at contract time to make people who aren't paying much attention think they are doing things. it's kind of like pro wrestling.
So funny. All those companies that moved overseas to get away from unions. It's hard to find something that is made in USA. Some jobs are harder to outsource, like delivery drivers, but it's gonna be a moot point soon anyway. Tech will bury all of these jobs in 10 years. Until then, Delivery companies will move to a contractor system. The post office has been selling rural delivery routes since I was a kid in the 60's.
I adore our UPS guy at my job, he works damn hard! I hope he and his fellow workers get what they’re due!
I recently moved to a fairly rural area. My house is rehab so I rely on having many items delivered.
But damn that. People need to be compensated appropriately, period. Liveable wage. People work hard for their $...
I stand with the workers 💯 #SupportUnions #PayFairWage
Edit: wtf.... no ac?? Wtf..... damn that. No one deserves that type of cruel treatment.
You have to keep a vehicle running for the A/C to work.
With the amount of stops they deliver and the truck being turned off at every stop you can't have A/C.
The Post Office and FedEx don't have A/C either.
@@malibuconv1968 talk to vanlifers. You can have ac without having the vehicle on.
Same here we seriously need to invest in rural areas more so they're not left behind and stuck with piss poor options. But I fully support this strike it's time we paid the boots on the ground what's they're worth because without them none of these companies would be where they are now.
Aye UPS fam, USPS mail carrier here. It looks like we are in a similar fight and I'm sure most of us at USPS are happy to stand with you. The work we do and what we endure should matter more than anything else because it is US who keep these massive operations moving. If there is no US there is no UPS or USPS. I wish the best for you all. Keep up the good fight.
Thank you fam, appreciate your words. It's time for a change! 🙌🏽
@@ThatOneGirlDrummer yes it is, NRLCA member and rural letter carrier here, we all need to fight the good fight
As a former Shop Steward of AFL-CIO Local 132 for more than 20 years, I stand with you my brothers and sisters. Stay strong and united.
I'm in IUOE Local 132 since 2018. I was in IAM for a few years before that..
As a blue collar man I stand with UPS workers. They deserve to thrive economically and financially.
I’m a union firefighter and I stand with UPS workers.
Thank you!
The Amazonification of the industry has been horrible. As a former FedEx Express courier it’s what drove me towards other employment after a decade with the company
I work at amazon and I confirm. Unless you are a manager, you do not matter and can be replaced within a day. And even amazon managers are disposable and have bunch of lower tier workers who are fighting hard to cover that manager's position with no pay raise. At amazon a lot of Tier 1 workers volunteer to do Tier 3 (supervisor) and Tier 4 (manager) work with no pay increase. They would be in that position for years saving amazon huge budgets from spending it on new leaders.
@@xFlared Your feet nailed to the floor? FIND ANOTHER JOB.
@@xFlared I'm surprised you're able to be this honest, I've heard that bad things happen to Amazon employees who say anything negative about working there.
@@shootshellz easier said then done
I work for UPS but under management so we don’t even qualify for the union. I agree with what a lot of these guys are saying. Treating people like disposable widgets and only caring about a number. it’s gotten ridiculous. some Hubs have even shut down sorts causing an influx in volume for us without increased compensation, especially part time management whose being paid nearly the same amount as an hourly employee.
My son worked for UPS. The oddest hours ever........
He doesn't like to drive so I used to drive him back & forth. But he wasn't allowed to work more than 4-5 hours..
Part time, low wage is a big way for them to take advantage of the workers.
YUP, thats why they want their workers young, part time, and naive to suck up as much of their youth as possible before the young man knows better and to their dread, he negotiates better.
Well they only need them to load/unload trucks & sort boxes. And those few hours he got he also got really great full time insurance benefits. Best in the country. So it’s not all bad. Take the benefits away and he would have made more per hour,but no insurance.
I am glad to see people in The US standing in Solidarity. Power to The People, the people who cause this country to function and if you abuse us we can stop it from functioning.
The UN says they want 600 million people poured into the US by 2030 try and fight it Biden has already said you better have s16s and nuclear missiles to go against the government you will do nothing because you can do nothing
As a USPS mail carrier and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, I stand with my brothers and sisters in unionism.
I to am a PTF city carrier. I wish the current NALC leadership had half the spine as the Teamsters
when i hear my package is going sure post i cancel my order....i cant wait that long for my package. ive watched my package sit at my postoffice for days before they bother to deliver it.
. Stop lying. UPS handles the package until it reaches your zip code then transfer it to USPS and it takes like a day after transfer or less to its delivered. Quit lying
@@NoNameNoFace-rr7li yea I never seen a package sit at my office for more than 2 hours so I know your lying your ass off.
@@NoNameNoFace-rr7li Good for you. Not what this video or comment was about. Why don’t you cancel your shipping and go pick your purchase up yourself instead of whining.
Thanks to all the folks who have come to this video with your incredible voices of support. I am deeply encouraged by all of you. It means the world to us Teamsters and other union members everywhere. 👋
None of them are REALLY supproting anything, I bet they STILL order on line knowing it will be UPS and STILL has the audacity to have it shipped.
@Nighthawk_Predator
💜Thank You for the Message👍✌️
I do not ship anything nor order for delivery... I pickup through the store only DIRECT Company Trucks...
But... Any suggestions on what I can begin to tell people on your behalf?
What else can I (we) do for you? What do you need from me? Where can I assist?
I AM EAST COAST MAJOR CITY....
Never ordered from Amazon.i always go to stores in person.
I setup a package to be delivered to myself for the next week. I support none of this. You freaks want change. Strike until they pay your tripple.
@@Dennis-kn2cf Yeah and the WEF is trying to remove your ability to go to a store and choose your products. They want you in a pod, owning nothing, eating the bugs, and you will be happy.
UPS drivers here in Canada, complain about the lack of hrs. Most don't do weekends unless they are picking up extra hrs and make pretty good money. Corporations in the US are far too aggressive with forcing things upon workers and hellbent on keeping wages stagnant. I'm shocked at how bad it is and touch wood, a tentative agreement is reached without disruption. Support your drivers and package handlers, they work crazy hard, it's no joke. Excellent reporting and please, keep the info coming.
Full time route for UPS Canada is a dream job for a lot of folks. We had a driver that UPS on weekdays and DJs on the weekend for fun. I don't know how he has all the energy. Great guy, hard worker, deserves all the success in his life.
the fact that USPS workers are considering a strike because they believe that USPS increased costs of delivery but did not increase wages is an example of availability bias. In this case, the workers may be relying too heavily on the information that is most easily available to them (i.e. their own experience of not receiving a wage increase), rather than taking into account all relevant information (e.g. USPS's financial situation, the cost of living, etc.). This bias can lead the workers to make decisions that may not be in their best interest, such as going on strike, which could have negative consequences for both the workers and USPS as a whole.
It is possible that the unions could be exploiting the workers' availability bias for their own gain. Unions are organizations that represent workers and negotiate with management on their behalf. While unions can be an important way for workers to advocate for their rights and interests, they can also sometimes act in their own self-interest, even if it is not in the best interest of the workers they represent. In this case, the unions may be using the workers' availability bias to generate support for a strike, which could help the union gain more power or achieve other goals that may not necessarily be aligned with the best interests of the workers.
I STAND WITH THE WORKERS!!! SOLIDARITY!!! ☮️✊🏻
I'm tired of seeing these CEOs get record payouts. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING while things are so extremely lopsided between CEOs and employees.
I for one cant wait for AI to take jobs, so it can replace CEO's. I cant think of a position better suited for AI.
Why ? Companies are led by ceo, these people make the hard decisions and there is only so many qualified for the job ..supply and demand says they are more valuable and retaining them means paying them more or offering windfalls when profits are up.
Simple enough to understand yet most can’t.
@@supersize75k5 you can't tell me their job is worth getting paid 400% more than an average worker. If the company is that profitable then people should be getting a living wage. No one says the CEO shouldn't get paid more anyone can understand that just not an unbelievable amount more while the workers barely afford to eat. That's just common sense. It's unjust.
@@klubstompers AI is not replacing CEOs it's replacing the more repetitive mundane highly logical jobs. If it requires divergent thinking and intuition that job can only be done by a human. This isn't the Marvel universe. Technology has lots of limits.
@@Ouranos369 the market, not you or my feelings put the value on the price for attracting and bring a ceo. Look at how many CEO’s there are, then look at how many employees these companies have. UPS alone is 360,000. 19 million is a drop in the bucket, it doesn’t pay for just one of their planes. What value would you put on one plane ? Well the market says it’s worth 100 million..so guess what they pay ? Don’t take a part time or gig job if you don’t like the pay, pretty simple .
Corporate greed is out of control on all fronts. They are squeezing us and seeing how far they can go
Unions are the corporations. Don't you see?
Thanks tomcovid and the government saying whomcan be open or not we see where the money goes to like Blackrock and vanguard who donate to the world economic forum they left us out of the dust.
@@jp3711nc1 Your AR-15 is like a magic wand. They don't want magic wands for some reason. Let's put 3 and 7 together and figure it out!
I’m a UPS stock holder and I stand by the workers. They are the front line which keeps our packages safe and on time.
i can't believe they voted against EV's
@@TheInsaneupsdriver - Speaking as a former financial rep.... The vast majority of a large corporation's stock is held by three types of entities: other corporations, mutual funds, and actuarial funds (which fund periodic payments for things like retirement accounts, health and life insurance payouts, etc.) Their exclusive focus is to make money and they will ALWAYS vote their stock holdings in whatever direction will maximize the value of their holdings; with actuarial funds, this is actually mandated by US federal regulations as "fiduciary obligations." Personal shareholders like @twyscape represent a vanishingly small percentage of stock owners, so no matter how supportive they are of fair business practices, their voices are drowned out by corporate interests.
@@TechBearSeattle , and I’m pretty sure the gov’mint gets big kickbacks from the big corporations!!?
@@gillisBR549 - Quite the opposite: corporations typically pay far less in federal taxes than do individuals and households. Some of the biggest corporations actually get MORE from federal and state governments than they pay, in the form of write-offs and "incentives" that do little more than pad the bonus checks of the corporate board.
@@TechBearSeattle , I’ve heard that, but wasn’t sure, appreciate your thoughts and information.
ups is the only courier whose workers didnt screw me over with deliveries. You guys deserve better.
$13 billion is enough to add $38,000 to the yearly pay of all 340,000 workers in the union. That all of it goes instead to shareholders is absolutely disgusting.
Don't forget CEOs
Yep, that's why we need socialism. I suppose I'll educate the people who don't know what that really is, it's simple, it's workers owning the means of production, that's it. No corporate boards, no shareholders, but the workers getting their fair share of the earnings they put in as productivity. Marx's socialism really had very little to do with, or say, about the state.
No it isn't. With tax, it'll be around half that. Your argument is insincere.
@Mitchell Roberts Are you implying that the employees would be unhappy with a $19K raise?
@@mitchellroberts7954 Its insincere because.... its not on the side of the tax calculations that you decided is correct? Huh??
F UPS and any company that doesn’t invest into their employees!
Every victory for workers is a victory for all of us.
sigheil
@@shaystern2453 You would make a great slave owner. Everyone you know probably hates you behind your back.
Are you related to Stalin?
Nah. Companies will cave, only to pass on the increased cost of living to consumers. Its a cycle. You're paying more for stuff because stuff costs more to make. If you want to fix inflation, a union vote doesn't matter... it's the political vote that matters.
Sometimes it's true, and sometimes it's damaging.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE AND UNIONS. IT'S TIME WE BRING BACK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND SHOW CORPORATIONS THAT THEY NEED US. NOT THEM. PEOPLE OVER PROFITS. NO PEOPLE? NO PROFITS.
Be careful what you wish for! Big corps like UPS see your last sentence like this: "No people, MORE Profits" They will move to automation the first chance they get. Then where will the "people" be?
Unions don't care about you. They care about the money you pay them. They are no longer for the people.
you go out and build a company and spend time and effort, then offer someone a job at a good rate.......then... they lookup how much you're making, and seem to fell like they have a right to more of it....don't like your job......QUIT
@@richinmt1 Amen... Don't blame the job cause you punked out in life.
Watch your job move to Mexico or China.
I stand with UPS workers ✊🏿
Thank you
@Shaun K cry about it buddy. Go do some in person shopping for once
26 years at UPS and I thank all of you in the comments for your support!
I've got three family members who work for ups. My dad is a driver and my brother's are loaders and I knew this was coming and I knew it was bad there but had no idea it was getting this bad and was this bad. I'll back them and their strike if it comes to it!
SEAN O'BRIEN IS FAKE! IF THE TEAMSTERS ACCEPT A CONTRACT WITHOUT STRIKING THEN THEY DIDN'T FIGHT FOR THE BEST CONTACT POSSIBLE!
He said "if there's a strike it's UPSs fault for not accepting the offer." No! Sean O'Brien should be planning to lead the most effective strike no matter what happens because that's the ONLY WAY to win the best contract possible. Sean O'Brien is already undermining the workers!!! 👿👿👿
@@KingOfShenanigango walk into a car dealership with that attitude and see what kind of a deal you get
Wow! UPS used to be my once upon a time dream job due to its wages and perks and to see how far they have fallen is shameful!!
Strikes are a critical part of enacting real change. The kind of change we desperately need to get power back into the hands of workers. The minor inconvenience of a strike on the average person is inconsequential to the ultimate good they have the power to fight for.
I’m supporting Marxism Leninism Maoism now.
Not to mention it's time to address the brontosaurus in the room consumerism most of the stuff being ordered is not needed anyway we really should try to get back to a time before the 1950s commoditized convenience and only buy what you need.
@adcoxrobert3786 I assume that and medicine will be delivered by the post office or FEDEX or DHL and that's if the last two don't strike as well
The power has always been in the hands of workers, it just needs to be exercised.
Dumb that we 22.4 drivers starting pay is 20.50 when RPCD who been there years make 40 bucks an hour doing the same job as 22.4 cover drivers. I feel like I'm being ripped off.
100% with the workers.
Eff the execs who do nothing and get all the pay.
im pretty sure they do more than toss boxes on a truck or drive around town
@@SgtJoeSmith Youre right, the execs drive to their meeting once a month (how disastrous), give themselves pay raises (includes writing stuff, insane work) and sitting at home all day thinking about how theyre gonna afford that brand new Porsche (mentally demanding)
UPS Workers just get to put boxes down and drive all day. How lazy. They dont deserve AC in 108 degree weather! They need to work 10 hours a day. Because theyre all lazy. - Executives Probably
@@kali7148 I mowed lawns for 30 years. The lawnmowers don't have ac
@kali7148 they stop and open doors too much. The ac wouldn't have time to cool the truck. Plus going back and forth from ac to heat all day makes you sick. Are you that stupid?
Respect workers and the work they do!
Just imagine if all us workers said F it and stopped working across the country.
I’m a feeder driver at UPS. Thanks for the support.
Were in Hawaii and even though this strike could really hurt our business I totally support you guys push for fair wages. It feels like we have to fight this fight in every industry now days but if that what it takes so be it.
Support to the unions 100%. Funny how the price of the shipping never rises when a CEO makes $19M/yr but the second you mention a couple to a few dollar raises, the corporation start losing their minds. they can keep that $2 million bonus for themselves, but don't you dare pay the workers.
Fuck that! On strike! Demand better and do not waiver until your needs are met
Well UPS does have half a million employees so (I know the number er slightly off, can't find propper numbers) going from minimum wage and one dollar up (7.25 -> 8.25) means from ~15000 / y to ~17000 / y, that's 2k * .5 million = 1 billion USD.
Not saying it's not bullshit how much the people at the top earn
@@Hoppp4848 if you can't afford to pay your workers a living wage and fair benefits, you forfeit the right to operate the facility and employ them. That's UPS's cross to bear, not anyone else's.
@@codylujan you don't. Maybe morally, not practically.
That's why we have unions, it's not the business operators duty to retain morals. If the best way to earn money requires you to pay your employees less, if you don't do that, you will get beaten out by someone that does. -- in the long run
@@codylujan I'm not saying it's not unfair for the employees. I'm saying it's not the employers job to make it fair, the employees have to do that by unions or by simply quitting for a better offer.
That doesn't make anyone a bad person, everyone is just trying to stay in the market
@@Hoppp4848 "the market" is fake. That's why we have such high poverty. Eventually, everyone gets forced out in the name of profit.
If ups doesn’t want to lose all the public respect they have grown throughout the decades then they should meet the workers demands. The demands sound absolutely reasonable and they probably should get more.
Without workers the only thing a business has is an idea.
If you respect UPS at all, then you can go to hell.
My UPS driver is Louis and he works his ass off delivering. He drives an un-airconditioned truck which is always filthy dirty and due to his load, never knows when he will get home. I would bet that the CEO of UPS has a comfortable office but Louie does not! I certainly appreciate UPS but if it means a rate increase, OK by me. If a company wants good employees then pay for them. Also, fire the CEO!! Nobody is worth what she gets paid.
I used to work for the CACH facility in Illinois. The union has weakened a bunch but I have faith in the workers because they have BALLS! Managements decided to require you to work extra days during the holidays to receive the attendance bonus and half my dock walked out, including me. I went straight upstairs and once I got my answer I walked out without a two weeks notice. I am sad to report that given the conditions a worker died during my time there of heat exhaustion, just goes to show how far it has fallen but after that mass quiting they finally rose the salary from $10.35 + attendance bonus to $15 an hour. I no longer work there but I believe in all of you fellow logistics handlers! I currently work for the competition where unionization seems unlikely but with a recent death in Indiana and a few walkouts that may not be the case forever. Regardless UPS having a union has always been a benefit given that it's the reason my current jobs has such a high salary to disincentivize unions so a win for unions is always a win for non union workers. FIGHT ON TEAMSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Teamsters have the ability to set the standard for all workers even non union. When Teamsters fight for a good contract they're fighting for all workers even Fedex workers. All workers deserve better. The union will set the standards and the competition will follow.
I remember working as a loader for UPS years ago, I think around 2016. Probably one of the worst jobs I ever had, and I started out doing retail, cart-pushing and janitorial work. Loading at UPS was literally back-destroying work for 10 dollars an hour. No benefits unless full-time, but hardly anyone was full-time.
You get a week vacation time after being there for a year. Full-timers got two-weeks, I believe. Also, almost everyone there was always sick, because they keep all the trucks close by where the employees load everything and there was practically no ventilation, which means your throat and lungs would be filled with black gunk every day after work. One of the oldest loaders there had been there for over 5 years, but was only making like 16 dollars an hour. Peak season was hell.
It's hard living man, I can definitely understand why they'd strike.
worst job i ever worked. I knew people who were package handlers for 10 years and they were trapped, even moving up in the company would've been worse for them. I hope they change.
you can do this job as a high school dropout. not a lot of brains to do it.
Sean O'Brien is FAKE and in bed with UPS!
*I AGREE 💯with the UPS Workers!*
*UPS workers are USED, ABUSED and DENIED* stand with them now.....
They are STRONGER with Our Support!
I am making changes tomorrow regarding my business with UPS!
UPS postal boxes cost almost
3tms that of others!
If they strike and I don't get my packages, I won't complain. They deserve to be paid fairly for all their hard work.
UPS is unionized in Canada, but we’re still not paid a living wage.
And that is what really makes my blood boil even more, as a Canadian. Solidarity to you @Piku! I hope this same energy spreads up north, because it's sickening that the same issues are happening in this country where you guessed it- corporate Canada's few is winning out over everyone else. And, too many folx are still struggling financially because people are still earning minimum wage - not enough to pay bills.
It needs to be made a cooperative. At this point companies have become too skilled at completely defanging the usefulness of unions.
What is a "living wage"?
@@fizzlersizzler9259 A living wage is the hourly amount a worker needs to cover basic expenses. A living wage is not the same as the minimum wage, which is the legislated minimum all employers must pay. The issue is, most employers are giving the majority of their workforce minimum wage, which is not enough to cover the aforementioned expenses, including bills.
@@cryptbeast3222 Union's are actually making a comeback since Biden removed Trumps Anti labor NLRB chief and replaced him with a pro labor chief and passed a bill to make joining unions easier.
Only through labor organization can the working people stand up to the power of the ultra-rich.
EXACTLY
That is proven by the viciousness of their anti-union tactics. They dont mind pouring millions and millions into that effort.
As a left libertarian, Marxism Leninism Maoism is worth looking up.
Also election of representatives that will actually represent their constituents... I know, that just doesn't happen anymore... Maybe it should.
Define 'ultra-rich'.
Former Upser here. Was in the local 767. Left 3 years ago after 7 years of being a broke part time shifter which they said was unskilled work. With FedEx now best decision I made. I support my Teamster brothers and Sisters hope you get all you demand from the Company.
You jumped out of the frying pan into the fire.😂
@@kellyandrews8161 lol
I really hope they stick it to the higher ups at UPS and win all 4 packages! These Men & Women absolutely deserve it and I'm so sick of the CEO'S, Exec's and Investors, taking full advantage of these workers!...
Local 952 here. 🚛Stay union strong!
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Thank you, More Perfect Union, for helping spread the message!
Local 952? San Joaquin and surrounding counties?
Reminds me of when I was a mailman. 14-16 hours of walking a day and 2 days off a month. They said it would be 50-60 hours a week..... LOL
As a retired driver, I have seen everything the video portrayed. My friends who work for UPS say if you come to work looking to be hassled and scrutinized you will never be disappointed. A supervisor would accompany home delivery drivers and critique them by saying “I counted 14 steps to the porch. Next time do it in 13. Such nit picking. Moral is in the toilet.
amazon does that too. one of the richest men in the world...PURE GREED and a little sadist!!
I worked a couple of seasons as a holiday package helper in my early 20s and it was a pretty good gig. One of the biggest take aways I got was that UPS drivers had rules about driving and delivering, and the dudes I worked with were pretty good about following them. The other drivers I observed were too. Enter the direct Amazon driver. I guess I'm glad they have jobs, but they are an absolute unregulated nightmare to drive around, from blocking roads to being totally unpredictable where they are going to emerge from their vehicle. UPS delivers are by far safer. The last thing we need is even more unregulated, exhausted "independent contractors" delivering stuff so that some multimillionaires can be even richer.
Well said! 👏 👏
Thanks for actually reporting on the union's demands. So many media organizations don't clearly report those and make you dig for them.
I wish he stated them as plainly as the union did. This video is too much UPS EVIL, POOR POOR WORKERS!
Ft workers worker their asses off but get paid pretty well for it, far better than any other worker doing the same work.
And that’s why I left. UPS stands for Under Payed Slaves
Corporate greed is way out of hand.
Woman who took 19 million dollars should be taped into a box and dropped into the middle of the ocean.
Ahem, she earned 19m . And that's just what's reported. No way people who make that much ever are doing so without loop holes or help from something sketchy at best
look into her, she almost tanked home depot, took her golden parachute and floated over to a cushy ups ceo position so they could stamp 'women owned on all their paperwork
If she worked for free then it would be enough to hand all the employees $35 for the year pre tax. 😂