UPS is laying off employees at facilities in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania in April as part of a wave of cuts across the company's network.
According to spokesperson Jim Mayer, UPS is reducing or ending operations at the following locations:
- UPS' Western Regional Air Hub in Ontario, California, will shutter its "sunrise" package sortation shift on April 27.
- A UPS trailer shop in Perrysburg, Ohio, will close on April 1.
- UPS' New Stanton, Pennsylvania, facility will end its day sortation shift on April 15.
Mayer did not say how many employees would be laid off as a result of the closures. However, at its New Stanton location, 206 employees will be impacted by its day sort closure, according to a Feb. 15 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act letter.
"This action is expected to be permanent due to the lack of available work at this location moving forward," the letter said, adding that affected employees will be offered work if other positions become available.
The delivery giant continues to shrink its workforce and rightsize its network in response to volume declines. UPS is planning to reduce its headcount by 12,000 people in 2024, after already trimming 43,000 employees from the company over a three-year span.
UPS leadership has said the headcount reduction will primarily target managers and contracted positions. At the same time, the company is also making cuts at sortation shifts. The company previously confirmed to Supply Chain Dive sortation shift closures at facilities across eight states, affecting hundreds of employees.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that UPS' plans to reduce its headcount by 12,000 employees this year is independent of the sortation shift closures.
