UPS to hire 1,000 seasonal workers for Ontario [CA] facility, 100,000 temporary positions nationwide

ktla ^ | 09/22/2020 | Tracy Bloom

[BenLurkin]

The increase in the number of workers comes ahead of an anticipated spike in package volume that will begin next month and continue through January, according to a UPS news release.

“We’re preparing for a record peak holiday season. The COVID-19 pandemic has made our services more important than ever,” Charlene Thomas, the chief human resources officer, said in a statement.

The Ontario facility, located at 3480 Jurupa St., is looking to hire tractor-trailer and package car drivers, as well as package handlers for the seasonal work. The pay for drivers starts at $21 per hour, while package handlers will make at least $14.50 per hour, the release stated.

While the jobs are temporary, UPS noted that 35% of package handlers were hired by the company for permanent jobs after the holidays. Nearly a third of the UPS workforce — about 123,000 employees — began as seasonal employees, according to the company.

[Wuli]

This location, 3480 Jurupa St., Ontario California, is on the southeast border of the Ontario International Airport. Finally, after coming out from under the ownership of the LAX authority, Ontario is improving its services and offerings; Both FedEx and UPS are expanding their use of Ontario. Freight shipping from Ontario is up about 20%. Hopefully, as the passenger airlines rebound, airline passenger route and schedule offerings from Ontario will improve as well.

[jmaroneps37]

Sound good :-)

[Vigilanteman]

We have a regional UPS facility near us and a couple of UPS Drivers who live in our neighborhood. It is very sustainable middle class career and won't live a youngster with a useless college degree and a ton of unsustainable debt.

Yes, you have to join a union, but up here it is the Teamsters who is not as nutty leftwing as most.