UPS Toolbox

December 7, 2009: With profits down, management is turning up the pressure on package drivers.

July 21, 2009: UPS is implementing new technology that allows management to monitor drivers like never before. Telematics amounts to a daily OJS without a manager ever getting in your truck.

May 22, 2009: UPS management is laying off drivers, adding stops to routes, and pushing package car drivers to increase production more than ever. Following UPS's methods is the best way to protect yourself.

March 27, 2008: Management harassment is a fact of life for UPS package car drivers.

Keeping track of your day can give you back up if you’re facing production harassment or accused of stealing time—and it can help back off management too.

The UPS Committee of TDU has produced a Daily Log Book used by many UPS drivers.

January 10, 2008: Supervisors working. They’re everywhere, and enforcing the contract can be a major challenge.

In 1997, Teamster members and leaders beat UPS in a two week strike—the biggest victory for labor in the past 20 years.