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IrishBubbaLiberal

(2,561 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:23 AM Apr 2025

UPS laying off 20,000 workers due to Trump TAX tariffs

UPS has announced that an anticipated drop in Amazon deliveries will impact the shipping company's workforce. The company announced Tuesday it was shedding 20,000 workers, CBS News reported.

https://www.rawstory.com/ups-amazon/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-job-cuts-layoffs-amazon-shipments-stock-price/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=808219939

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UPS laying off 20,000 workers due to Trump TAX tariffs (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 2025 OP
For higher profits. Their claim not mine. cbabe Apr 2025 #1
My dad retired from UPS JBTaurus83 Apr 2025 #2
More "winning." Tarzanrock Apr 2025 #3
Just the beginning-- dock, warehouse and rail workers will all get hit. On top of hospitality losses due to foreigners dutch777 Apr 2025 #4
Job cuts are going to cascade from there. Bidenomics, the envy of the world, has been torn down by Republicans ffr Apr 2025 #5
Thought I saw here Bezos Traildogbob Apr 2025 #6
WINNING. kysrsoze Apr 2025 #7

JBTaurus83

(847 posts)
2. My dad retired from UPS
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:35 AM
Apr 2025

He said the company makes their profit from deliveries to businesses. Delivering house to house, especially in rural areas is actually a loss for them. Every few years they sign a contract with Amazon, and, Amazon no longer wants to pay UPS what they are requestig for their deliveries. He said they have also floated only doing residential deliveries once every other day in the past.

 

Tarzanrock

(1,250 posts)
3. More "winning."
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:36 AM
Apr 2025

More "winning" -- all thanks to the Turd and his insane economics, Turdonomics, tariffs policies. Nice choice, Turd, as we flip flop between economic Recession and Stagflation -- all thanks to every Republican Nazi MAGAt who voted for this insane economics. Thanks, again, MAGAts! Enjoy your $9.00 Six-Pack of beer! Getting drunk on Friday and Saturday and Sunday is going to get pretty expensive, huh, MAGAts?

dutch777

(4,830 posts)
4. Just the beginning-- dock, warehouse and rail workers will all get hit. On top of hospitality losses due to foreigners
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:48 AM
Apr 2025

who are choosing to go anywhere but the US for vacation thanks to Trump. As many are saying, it's not America Great, it is America Alone. Brilliant plan....not that there was really a plan.

ffr

(23,322 posts)
5. Job cuts are going to cascade from there. Bidenomics, the envy of the world, has been torn down by Republicans
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:48 AM
Apr 2025

Mission accomplished.

Traildogbob

(12,451 posts)
6. Thought I saw here Bezos
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:51 AM
Apr 2025

Is laying off huge numbers for the Same reason.
But tonight we will see multiple “First 100 day” ass kissing specials praising all the winning trump has done. (Nonstop promoting on MSNBC)
The Cuomo, O’Reilly, Stephen A Smith Town Hall (red hat diner working folks) should be a vomit fest if anyone attempts to tune in. All the fired and laid off masses probably will. It tune in.
Bend over folks. He has taken control of everything and ignoring strong worded letters.

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