Re: "Seriously, do the teamsters not realize that if they cripple UPS's ability to compete..." If and when competitors have it and start hurting UPS's business

Re: "Seriously, do the teamsters not realize that if they cripple UPS's ability to compete..." If and when competitors have it and start hurting UPS's business, the teamsters may relax the request. What UPS should do is make sure the contract allows them to still do R&D and small-scale trials. If and when a competitor comes along that is a serious threat to UPS's business, the teamsters will probably relax the production-based automation clauses. It's a compromise I think both sides would agree to. After all, they don't want to kill the hand that feeds them. The only actual thing UPS is sacrificing is being first-to-market with such automation. Just be ready to be 2nd.