UPS, Denverbrown

UPS, Denverbrown                                           August 2008

Welcome to         
DenverBrown.com

        This website is for UPS drivers in the Denver, Colorado area. It will provide useful information about our jobs at United Parcel Service and our Union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and our local, Teamsters Local 455.

        Some of the subjects talked about here are unique to UPS. The DIAD, feeders, preload, DPS, PAS, EDD, DOL, PDA, PCM, package car, pretrip, hub, 9.5 day, 8 hour request, warning letter, paid for time, option days, option week, on car supervisor, loss or damage, over 70, the methods, panels, WOR, JAC, TAW, OJS, bid sheets, missed scans, driver release,

driver followup, bump, Article 5, Article 40 and 22.3 jobs are all terms used within the company. Others issues are universal to the labor movement like FMLA, OSHA, IBT, Joint Council, James Hoffa, Union hall, business agent, steward, solidarity, lunch breaks, part time work, grievances, work to rules, strike, picket line, Central States Pension Fund and Western States Pension Fund, seniority, discipline and termination.

        As UPS drivers, it is nearly impossible for us to swap information about our work because we spend so little time together at the building. The company has the advantage when getting their message out; they simply assemble us in the morning and pay us to listen.

        This site is for drivers who want a little more news about what’s going on at work and at the Union hall. With the arrival of the Internet and the World Wide Web, we can now communicate and trade information from the comfort of our homes. Hopefully, this will link us all a little closer together. The opinions expressed here are my own, unless otherwise noted. These are my views.

This is the view from the driver’s side.

Updated on the 1st of Every Month

          WORK

            Paper OJS Ride........Sparky gone mad
            The Road to Retirement........Sending in the forms
            Car Strikes UPS Driver........Running from dog
            Time for a Raise !........35 cents
            My UPS Driver is Cool........He knows my name
            COD Problem?........Get creative
            Sexual Discrimination Suit........Shoddy treatment
            UPS: Please, Please........Stop forging my signature
            Things to Say to Your Boss........Without swearing
            UPS in the News........Some good, some not so good
            10 Stupidist Mistakes Managers Make........So true
            Fear and Non-disclosure........Write a book
            UPS Lobbyist........Behind probe of rival FedEx
            Stupid Questions........ at the UPS Store

          PAS

            Supervisor Weighs In........Management perspective   
            Learning from your Peers........Look Around
            Thank God........Somebody Got Hurt
            EDD/PAS is a Tool........Re-inventing the wheel
            Think Like an Engineer........Life is beautiful
            Add/Cuts........Let the drivers do it
            Progressive Discipline........It's for your own good
            Making Lemonade........Can you do it?
            Top 10 Reasons........to hate PAS
            Notes from the Field........Living the dream
            Take a Deep Breath........Here comes PAS
            Why is My Load Jacked?........Is it the supes?

          UNION

            Ballot Plans Target Unions........Get in on the fight
            A Steward's Tools.......Remember TLA
            Insubordination........A lesson for Stewards
            Southern Exposure........Life down South
            Best Union Member Website........Cybersteward.net
            Half Of Employers........Have Frozen Pension Plans
            Hoffa Rejects Drilling.......A change for the IBT
            News from Across the Pond........Fighting UPS in England
            McCain Proposes Tax Holiday........for Beer Heiresses
            Best Union Blog........CtW Connect
            A Call to Arms........Battle lines being drawn
            Contract Cheat Sheet........Where to Find What You Need

          ARCHIVE
            Past issuses of Denverbrown....Print old issues and read them at lunch

          CONTACT
            Contact Us....We don't bite
            Something About Me....Why am I doing this??
            A Few Pictures of Me....Honing my skills
            More Pictures of Me....On vacation

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This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by United Parcel Service or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters or any of their affiliates in any way, shape or form. All views expressed on this site are my own, except as noted. Any errors of fact or copyright infringements are unintentional and will be corrected if brought to my attention. All rights reserved. For legal questions or problems, please contact me at this address. george@denverbrown.com