Fair enough; I might be. Concievably, you may be the problem too.
All I do is go to work every day and try to go home. In my work all I see are unsafe work areas and unsafe conditions. This is what I see and deal with every day for 8 hours. I am not on the road driving right now so this is not the POV of a driver.
My point is, UPS should spend time fixing their own problems. Now suddenly, the Teamsters ( who I am hardly a spirited supporter of ) AND UPS want my and everyones support on a very touchy issue.
What happens , hypothetically, after Fedex Exp negotiates with the Teamsters and comes up with a $22/hr or $26/hr top driver rate? In 2012 when it is time for UPS and the Teamsters to go to the table and UPSs profits are at a record 50 billion a year and top driver rate is $32/hr they will unsavorably request concessions from the Teamters. "Well FedEx drivers doing the same job under the same act are making $22/hr, so we want some give backs"
Imagine that, 1997 all over again...UPSs best and final offer spitting in the face of the letter-writers!
All I have to say is, take care of your own house first
Let's take it one step further. Lets say FedEx strikes. What's to keep them from asking UPSers from striking??? I have yet to see the benefit of the passage of this piece of legislature from the point of view of a tax-paying American.