swamt said:
Anyone have any info on the Mechanics at UPS as far as a contract update? Funny how the teamsters web sites are continuously updated about the updates for the mechanics at UAL but not one word about the UPS mechanics contract.
787nightmare, you have anything yet? BTW were you able to go Full time by now? Any updates to be heard? Good luck guys...
I've heard the Teamcare option mentioned. Your figure of $50/51 is correct-dep on shift, position held. And I've heard the new top out rate of $60/hr mentioned.
We're supposedly down to money and bene talks(of course).
We hear nothing. As per usual.
I had to make a call....as I was getting burned out fast working Boe by day, UPS in evenings.(and every Sat evening I might add)
Took a FT position in ONT Calif. (I know....)
Hopefully won't be long and I'll have something even more closer to home. Fig SDF next stop.
I will say.....having wk'd at both FX and UPS....
FX spends far more $ on their air ops division than ups does. Far more.
If I had a choice of the two, I'd take FX over ups.
BUT.....only if I knew I had a good mgr and could trust him.
Which is very difficult to do there.
The labor/mgt relationship at ups isn't good at all.
They aggressively utilize PT amts all over the system, whereas FX would staff twice the amts FT.
Worst new hire endoc I've been through in my 28 yr career and 6 carriers.
Wasn't 2 hrs into first day, started beating us over the head w the dos and donts.
All new hires were just looking at each other like wth??(even a new hire Sup, who I'm friends with)
All heil FREIGHT NAZIs! I personally think UPS resents us all in air ops because of the drain on cash flow. Their ground ops is there diamond. No expense spared.
Less than 10 yrs and I'm DONE!
Going home. TIRED OF CHASING THE $!.