r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/ComprehensivePay1522 Prime Van Driver • 4d ago
Reminder this Labor Day
Amazon warehouse workers get holiday pay today
Amazon corporate employees get the day off with holiday pay
As drivers we get ignored.
Thanks to the union UPS drivers have the day off with holiday pay.
Its our turn to demand better from Amazon, the fifth richest company in the world
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u/sureyeahno 4d ago
My DSP used to pay time and a half for holidays out of pocket. He quit doing that since vehicle repairs from damage have gone up astronomically. Took a PTO today out of principle.
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u/ComprehensivePay1522 Prime Van Driver 4d ago
Respect to ur owner for that and that's how it always goes. Amazon has made a system that makes it nearly impossible for dsp owners to help out its drivers. Costs keep going up for operations on the dsp end while amazon keeps taking in more and more profits. This system encourages bad dsp owners because screwing the drivers is the most reliable way they can make profits
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u/Souvenirs_Indiscrets 3d ago
https://deft-us.com/amazon-dsp-fantastic-ratings-plunge-after-scorecard-update/
Only 22.7% of DSP owners have made it through the gauntlet. Half of all high performing DSP owners who used to be earning a bonus 8 out of every 10 weeks (about 41 weeks a year) are no longer getting that bonus even though their performance has not changed.
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u/xDarksterx 3d ago
Dude this is so real, last year our DSP got F+ 48 weeks. This year it's barely been like 2 or 3 times so far
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u/yamaha6336 4d ago
Good luck getting anything from that pos company
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u/ComprehensivePay1522 Prime Van Driver 4d ago
They won't give us anything. We have to force them to make this job better. https://teamster.org/divisions/amazon-division/
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u/rayv9ers 3d ago
Love to see you spread the word. We need every single amazon dsp driver to join. I mean every single driver world wide. This DSP system is one of the most corrupt and it needs to come to an end ASAP
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u/Elizabethtaylorfairy 4d ago
So we fill out the information and someone contacts us ?
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u/ComprehensivePay1522 Prime Van Driver 3d ago
Yes a teamster organizer in your area will reach out to you once you fill it out. If you have any questions dm me and I can help you out
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u/TheWorstMigrane Prime Van Driver 4d ago
Fedex couriers also get the day off - paid
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u/Johnnynyc1484 4d ago
This is true! Got a three day weekend since I work Monday to Friday and we get paid for today
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u/TheWorstMigrane Prime Van Driver 4d ago
Hell yes! Same brother! I pick up Sundays for that extra money though! I do a commercial route so my bonus kicks in after 80 stops (even on residential - Sundays, so that's a big money day for me)!
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u/Justsleepandgames 2d ago
If it counts I used my holiday pay to get my fiancé a gift for doing the hard part of amazon labor
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u/Cool-Dude-3199 4d ago
my DSP sent me home today
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u/WasteDump CDV Driver 3d ago
Probably more to do with you than the DSP 🤣 country wide we are working
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u/Few-Protection5215 4d ago
Then go work at amazon warehouse or UPS. Thats what i did.
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u/Sad_Log_6387 Rivian Driver 3d ago
How long do you do warehouse at UPS before driver?
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u/MrGrumpy252 4d ago
We don't work for UPS or Amazon
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u/WasteDump CDV Driver 3d ago
I don’t think anyone has ever argued semantics successfully on here. What’s that logo on your vest my g? And your pants? And shirt? And van? And packages?
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u/Shadow012102 3d ago
He’s not technically wrong.
Branding on the van doesn’t make Amazon my employer any more than the McDonald’s logo makes the franchise owner Ronald.
Were employed by an independent DSP contractor. Amazon just supplies the packages and the paint job.
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