Local 638 Statement On DVSP

As you have likely already read, UPS is planning on rolling out a plan called Driver Voluntary Severance Plan (DVSP), that will offer cash payments to drivers to either retire early or quit their job. 

The goals of this plan are simple. 

One, it’ll shrink the workforce. There will be many jobs affected by this that the company will simply not replace. This will leave the remaining workforce even more overworked with more overtime, longer days and less time with their families. 

Secondly, it’ll speed up the revolving door that UPS has been working towards for years. The company will be hiring new drivers who will be paid at half the wage of those that just exited. They’ll treat these drivers as disposable units that they'll beat the hell of for their four year progression in the hopes they’ll quit and can be replaced with new drivers at starting wages.

Let’s be real. Carol Tomé and UPS shareholders are the ones who stand to gain the most from this plan—not Teamster members. We urge you not to make a shortsighted decision that could jeopardize your retiree health coverage, pension, and financial future—while giving UPS exactly what they want: fewer Teamsters.