UPS to cut sorting shift in Charlotte as more closures loom
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The carrier is evaluating further reductions in its network as part of an efficiency push, but details are limited.
Published March 14, 2025
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UPS is trimming operations at a Charlotte, North Carolina, facility, and more cuts may be coming for its U.S. network.
Ninety-nine employees will be impacted by the closure of its day sortation shift at the building on West Pointe Drive, beginning May 2, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter filed this month.
Affected employees working on the sort include 76 part-time hourly workers, 21 part-time management employees and two full-time management workers.
“UPS will attempt to mitigate the impacts by offering work to affected employees in other positions where possible,” per the WARN notice.
The cuts in Charlotte build upon sortation shift closures in several other states that UPS rolled out last year. The delivery giant is in the midst of overhauling its U.S. network, which will result in upgrades at some facilities and closures for others.
The Teamsters union Local 710 said in a February notice to members that UPS planned to close several buildings in Indiana, including three in its own jurisdiction, potentially starting in late May.
“Local 710 will be working out all the details over the coming weeks to keep our members working and fight for every member’s job,” the union said.
In an email to Supply Chain Dive, a UPS spokesperson said the company is
