UPS fell short of Wall Street revenue estimates Tuesday, reporting drops in shipping volume, both internationally and domestically, in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company also announced 12,000 layoffs as part of an effort to align resources in 2024.
The workforce reductions will save the company about $1 billion in costs, CEO Carol Tomé said on a company earnings call.
“2023 was a unique, and quite candidly, difficult and disappointing year. We experienced declines in volume, revenue and operating profits and all three of our business segments,” Tomé said.
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@C1v1cWalrusLibertarian2yrs2Y
Level of automation will increase.
@SalamiLeoRepublican2yrs2Y
They have 12,000 white collar potions to cut? Seems like a lot of managers.
@LyingChameleonGreen2yrs2Y
UPS employs approximately 300k employees with a new PT avg wage of $21 per/hr. They are cutting 4% of total head count. Most are part time employees working 20 hrs a week, so an estimated $250M recoup of pay increases.
@LibertarianVicuna2yrs2Y
Every logistics company has a lot of fat to cut. For every successful driver you have 5 college graduates creating “engagement” or “safety” programs to justify their salary, only to make actually getting packages delivered harder.
@9JHYGTV2yrs2Y
We need more jobs because people are homeless
@9JHWMZPWomen’s Equality2yrs2Y
Because the corporation is increasing pay but reducing workers, making the demand worse on the workforce and ultimately saving money in the amount of benefits they have to offer.
@9JHSWVZ2yrs2Y
many people will be getting fired and it’s not fair to just lose your job over something you can’t control
@9JHS7SS2yrs2Y
Life can be hard right now and the money can help so it would be interesting
Cooperations are ruining America
@9JHQ3TC2yrs2Y
They have to make up the money somehow; UPS is competing with FedEx with their rates. In order to stay in business they can only increase rates to the consumer by so much. By reducing the workforce they can make up some of the funds to pay others more.
@9JHRDH62yrs2Y
What are we going to do to make a change in our country
@9JHPSLC2yrs2Y
It's really basic and it's a bore
@9JHS4DL2yrs2Y
I think that it is very important that we are alert to anything
This is what I want every American to know – labor unions kill jobs. Although, in this instance, I'm glad to see people fired – the Post Office needs to be privatised.
@LionPiperRepublican2yrs2Y
lol, prior to Christmas rush, we need you, here is a $150k to drive a truck and make deliveries. After rush, thanks but now you are too expensive. Collective bargaining never brags about these outcomes.
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