![]() The spike in online orders came in spite of new UPS peak surcharges aimed at smoothing out volume with accompanying efforts by retailers like Macy's offering $10 in Macy's Money store credit in exchange for delayed delivery, Gaut said. And it callously ignores the plans may have made for spending time with their families this holiday season." UPS and the Teamsters are in contract negotiations. Hoffa wrote that the decision was made "without any regard for the physical toll that will result from working the additional hours the Company will compel. Hoffa wrote a letter to UPS CEO David Abney on Monday expressing "outrage and concern" over the 8-day/70 hour workweek for drivers. He said UPS sent some of its office staff to locations that needed extra help to “work through some of the bottlenecks after last weekend.” UPS is also hiring 95,000 seasonal workers to help in facilities and as driver helpers during the holiday season. #Ups delivery by end of day drivers#Drivers get paid time-and-a-half for overtime pay above 8 hours a day. "Their actual work hours will be dependent on how the volume comes in and whether they're needed on that kind of schedule," Gaut said. That’s the federally-allowed maximum, after which a driver would be entitled to 34 hours of rest. The company last Friday notified drivers in more than 100 locations, including at its Pleasantdale facility in metro Atlanta, that they may be subject to a work schedule of 70 hours over eight days through Jan. That’s compared to a 99.4 percent on-time rate for FedEx Express. UPS Express deliveries had an 89.2 percent on-time rate last week based on delivery by end of day, according to Satish Jindel, president of tracking software developer ShipMatrix. Cyber Monday has become Cyber Week, the period after Thanksgiving when online orders pick up among holiday shoppers looking for deals. ![]()
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