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Old 12-29-2008, 02:08 PM  
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Originally Posted by quantum-x View Post
I believe the issue is that the drivers are normally subcontacters - they're given X parcels to deliver. Whether it takes them an hour or a day, they're paid the same.

So not delivering them at all, and just leaving slips is a great way around to finishing work at noon.
I don't know if that's true for all of them. My UPS guy has been out delivering packages at 8 p.m. many times before, I was kind of shocked when I heard that. And I am pretty sure both UPS and FedEx have unions.
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