UPS Hiring Numbers for 2007

[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.