48,000 Cut from UPS Payroll

https://www.wsj.com/business/logistics/united-parcel-service-ups-q3-earnings-report-2025-stock-jobs-layoffs-1d954f75
UPS reduced its management workforce by about 14,000 and its operational workforce by 34,000 positions.

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Just prior to the Christmas season? The timing seems odd.

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Could be in response to them dropping Amazon as a client.

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As I recall the announcement was made back in January, but I didn’t realize they were pruning back gradually through next year. Still, I get multiple Amazon packages weekly and haven’t seen a UPS truck deliver one for months.

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Same here. They are all Amazon branded delivery vans. And I live waaayyy out in the boonies where the population density is low. I’m sure the economic payoff is even greater in densely populated areas.

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At this point, the wholesale trade for Xmas is known.