UPS is set to implement layoffs and cease operations at select facilities in California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania as part of a broader strategy to adjust its network and workforce size. The affected sites include the UPS Western Regional Air Hub in Ontario, California, where the “sunrise” package sortation shift will end on April 27. Additionally, the UPS trailer shop in Perrysburg, Ohio, is scheduled for closure on April 1, and the New Stanton, Pennsylvania, facility will discontinue its day sortation shift on April 15.
Company spokesperson Jim Mayer did not specify the total number of employees affected by these changes. However, documentation related to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act indicates that the discontinuation of the day sort shift in New Stanton will impact 206 workers. The letter from February 15 described the action as permanent due to the anticipated lack of available work at this location, while also mentioning that affected employees would be considered for other available positions within the company.
These adjustments come as UPS aims to streamline its operations in response to decreased package volumes. The company has announced plans to reduce its workforce by approximately 12,000 positions in 2024, following a reduction of 43,000 employees over the past three years. UPS leadership has indicated that the forthcoming reductions will predominantly affect managerial and contracted roles, alongside the termination of sortation shifts in facilities across eight states, which has already impacted hundreds of workers. This move is part of UPS’s ongoing efforts to optimize its network amid changing demand.
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