United Parcel Service plans to chop as much as 30,000 staff this yr because it strikes to chop prices, the supply large’s chief monetary officer stated Tuesday.
“By way of semi-variable prices, we anticipate to scale back operational positions by as much as 30,000,” UPS CFO Brian Dykes stated throughout an organization earnings name. “This will likely be achieved by way of attrition, and we anticipate to supply a second voluntary separation program for full-time drivers.”
Dykes additionally talked about different measures UPS is taking to scale back prices, together with plans to shut two dozen buildings within the first half of 2026 and efforts to “deploy automation” throughout the community.
Atlanta-based UPS has 490,000 workers around the globe.
The transfer accelerates UPS’s efforts to consolidate its services and workforce as a part of its determination to ship fewer packages from Amazon. In 2025, the corporate set a objective of lowering Amazon deliveries by 50% by the second half of 2026. On Tuesday, UPS chief govt Carol Tome stated the corporate saved $3.5 billion final yr as a part of its consolidation efforts.
In April 2025, UPS additionally disclosed that it would reduce 20,000 jobs because it delivered fewer Amazon orders.
