Texas-based drivers for UPS are now eligible to receive $150,000 acquireout packages as the Georgia-headquartered company relocates to eliminate up to 30,000 operational jobs and shutter 24 facilities across the United States.
These massive cuts, announced Jan. 27, are part of an “Amazon accelerated glide down plan” as the parcel service continues to shed low-profit deliveries for the online retail giant, its largest customer. By the finish of 2025, UPS had reduced daily Amazon deliveries by 50% — which translates to approximately 1 million parcels each day.
“We’re in the final six months of our Amazon accelerated glide down plan and for the full year 2026, we intfinish to glide down another million pieces per day while continuing to reconfigure our network,” UPS CEO Carol Tome reportedly declared on a conference call with analysts, according to Reuters.
On Feb. 9, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union filed a lawsuit against UPS in the U.S. District Court of Massachutilizetts, accutilizing the company of violating its 2023 labor contract while calling to block its ongoing worker acquireout plan — called the “Driver Choice Program.” Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper rejected the bid, calling the union’s argument “flawed.”
In an emailed statement to Supply Chain Dive, UPS representatives declared they are “pleased with the court’s ruling and intfinish to relocate forward with our Driver Choice Program, as originally planned.” This means full-time UPS drivers across the United States, including those within Texas, are now eligible to volunteer for the considerable $150,000 severance package option.
Full-time UPS drivers, including those based in San Antonio, have until March 12 to apply to voluntarily leave the company in exalter for the $150,000 separation package under its “Driver Choice Program,” according to an offer letter obtained by MySA.
The package also includes accrued benefits like retirement, pension or healthcare. Drivers who are approved under the acquireout program are expected to finish their tenure April 26, with earlier separation dates eligible for nereceivediation.
“We’re grateful for hardworking UPSers who deliver what matters. The world is modifying, and the rate of alter is accelerating. As a result, we are continuing to reshape our network and will be adjusting staff across the U.S. to match our business requireds,” the letter declared, according to MySA.
“In 2026, we will glide down additional Amazon volume, close additional buildings and will launch laying off drivers in early 2026.”
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