Well, I made my decision today. I actually had a nice meeting with my UPS and FedEx sponsors. Both are senior Capts and have a lot of insight. They both think that I should stay where I am. After much debate with my wife we have decided on Brown.

So 4th and Goal, you're going to have to put up with me for a very long time. I really am not a selfish jerk, I just had to stir the pot a little to see what came up.

From what I gather the IPA is extremely unified. UPS talks a great game because they are so good at union negotiations. There is no management team in the country as good at dealing with unions than UPS. However, the IPA is full of 1988 hires who have busted their rumps for an entire career to make this a billion dollar a year company. It will probably even come to a strike, but it will only last 10 minutes. It's just business and I understand that a lot better now.