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Why Ups Is Increasingly Turning to Gig Drivers for Deliveries
- JojoFatsani 1y agoIs it cuz they’re cheaper?
- CamperBob2 1y agoGee, maybe demanding six-figure salaries for UPS drivers wasn't the stroke of brilliance the union thought it was.
- Nextgrid 1y agoCounterpoint: this just means UPS will stop being an option for high-resale-value items (like Apple products). The reason you pay people handling high-value goods well is to reduce the likelihood they run away with said goods. Otherwise you get things like this: https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/16/apple-store-same-day-delivery-issues/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/02/16/apple-store-same-day-de...
- bookofjoe 1y agounpaywalled: https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/why-ups-is-increasingly-turning-to-gig-drivers-for-deliveries-aded8b08?st=tFuaJL&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/why-ups-is-increasing...