July 23, 1999
Working Nights for $8.50 an Hour and a Free College Education
UPS, Kentucky, and 3 colleges provide an unusual benefit to recruit employees
Sweat drips off Ted Parsons' forehead as he grabs boxes from a shoulder-high conveyer belt and positions them in a truck bound for Columbus, Ohio. At just past midnight, he is in the first hour of his shift at United Parcel Service's overnight-package sorting center here.
It's hard work on the night shift at relatively low pay -- $8.50 an hour. But the
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