UPS Hiring Numbers for 2007

[capt. megadeth]

Only because you have the best screenname on FI.

I love it too!

Ih8,
One thing you will find at UPS is that what is crap to one is treasure to another. Lil J and I are buds but we like 2 completely different things. I only spent 2 months on 757 domestic but all the trips were not necessarily west coast. I did SDF-JFK turns. Not the best schedule in the world but certainly not the worst. People that want to fly IAH-DFW and sit 3 hours......have at it. I think it's short but boooooring! Not that I want to fly 7 hours a night to the west coast and back but I desire and find there is a little more variety IMO than that.
I know nothing about international on the MD11 but from what I hear people love it. I only have done 2 international trips on the 767 since I have been here. One was 12 days and AWESOME (Not a lot of flying and long layovers). One was 7 days and kind of rough (7+ hours of flying a day with a lot of night to day and day to night flip flopping with minimal rest).
In any case, it seems like most people find their niche and stick with it. There is definitely something for everyone.

P.S. Another thing....don't think you will necessarily be slugging it out all night for 10 years either. I am not very senior and I am flying day trips half of this bid period.

 

[Ih8AFYesmen]

What are ONT trips like? I'm assuming that it is a 75/76 base. As always, thanks for replies.

 

[CCDiscoB]

Mil Drop Policy

Here's another question, I've been asking around but can not seem to find the answer, what is UPS' policy on dropping trips for military duty? I've heard no problem but you have to make up the time. Does the make-up time have to equal the time dropped? A policy like that could ease the pain of 3 on 3 off at ANC.
Thanks

 

[b707guy]

2. Aircraft based on experience and WTFK. Seniority based on age (oldest is most senior)

I have to apologize for this, but what is WTFK? I know what WTF usually means, but haven't seen it with a "K" on the end, so I'm figgerin' it's probably something totally different?

To anyone in the know, since ANC seems to be a likely base for current new hires, are the trips able to be done in big chunks or maybe by trade rather than a few days on/a few off to make life easier for those who choose to commute?

Thanks!

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

Here's another question, I've been asking around but can not seem to find the answer, what is UPS' policy on dropping trips for military duty? I've heard no problem but you have to make up the time. Does the make-up time have to equal the time dropped? A policy like that could ease the pain of 3 on 3 off at ANC.
Thanks

This is frustrating. Mil leave is federal law under USERRA. You do not have to make up the time lost for mil leave. You do not get paid by UPS while on mil leave, but you do not have to work extra either. You could definitely make your life easier if you performed your military duty in a manner that minimized the commutes to ANC though. I think UPS is going to have a HUGE problem with ANC staffing. Every mil dude is going to use mil leave to his advantage and UPS will be stuck. Unlike what I hear from buds at FDX, UPS is not building very many commuter friendly lines at ANC. They want folks to live there and are discouraging commuting by building commuter unfriendly lines.

 

[174037]

Anyone know how long the background check takes after UPS calls you with the conditional hire? I know getting records from the FAA takes over 2 weeks alone.

 

[capt. megadeth]

I have to apologize for this, but what is WTFK? I know what WTF usually means, but haven't seen it with a "K" on the end, so I'm figgerin' it's probably something totally different?

To anyone in the know, since ANC seems to be a likely base for current new hires, are the trips able to be done in big chunks or maybe by trade rather than a few days on/a few off to make life easier for those who choose to commute?

Thanks!

WTFK - who the f*** knows.....I made it up.

I have not seen a single line with one big trip in a pay period so if you are a line holder, I would say the answer is no. If you can hold reserve, which I doubt (the last bid I saw had all the senior FOs on reserve), you can do it in one big chunk.

 

[b707guy]

Yowza! Thanks for the info. Still gotta few hurdles to cross before it's even an issue, but I was curious about it.

 

[b707guy]

They want folks to live there and are discouraging commuting by building commuter unfriendly lines.

Wow - seems counterproductive. I'd hope there are other issues driving the plan. But the bottom line to solving/preventing staffing issues is to make life easier, not harder. Oh well, it's their call...

 

[capt. megadeth]

They want folks to live there and are discouraging commuting by building commuter unfriendly lines.

Maybe I'm a little slow but why would they care if we commute or not?

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

Maybe I'm a little slow but why would they care if we commute or not?

So they can stuff the jumpseats with P3s.

 

[capt. megadeth]

So they can stuff the jumpseats with P3s.

Yeah, but even if there are a lot of commuters, P3s would bump them anyways. Maybe they don't want P7s getting bumped since you can't get in trouble for it? Once again, WTFK.

 

[highsky]

Maybe they don't want P7s getting bumped since you can't get in trouble for it?

That is the reason I heard.

 

[robert_fla]

Under the contract you have to have X amount of hours off after so many crossings. I believe, this is why the trips are broken up. The crew members are getting their rest on their days off.

R

 

[BrownTailGuy]

Here is the latest numbers I have heard. I may or may not work in the union. I may or may not have heard from a source in the union that they have been told by the company that there will be 160 more newhires in the next 7 months. Of course this may or may be true. But my guess is it may or may not be true. That is the latest number but working here as long as I have no one has any friggin idea what the actual number will be.