i love these wild a$$ rumors that can't be verified by snopes.com. anyway, have any UPS folks heard this one?

Dear Fellow Members:
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> > UPS Management has approached the IPA to consider giving all DHL pilots priority preferential interviews for the expansion of the United States domiciles in order to affect the core business of DHL Worldwide in the United States. We all know the DHL has struggled in the United States for many years and the purchase and integration of Airborne Express has resulted in a struggling DHL.
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> > UPS feels that the current DHL pilot ACMI contract situation in the United States is a "Time Bomb" that can be easily used as a final blow to the smaller DHL market and that preferential hiring U.S. DHL pilots will enable UPS to eradicate DHL worldwide for the U.S markets.
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> > The IPA feels that we should all welcome our fellow pilots in light of this situation and show our unity because it will result in UPS's domination of the U.S market and the and of DHL as a competitor in the United States.
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> > We will have a Union meetings concerning these developments this week at the IPA conference center on 3607 Fern Valley Rd. from December 11th through December 14th at 1am to 3am and catering from Vesuvius be provided.
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> > We hope to see 100% of you out there and I will be available all week for any questions.
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> > Regards,
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> > Rick Derthick
> > Rick Derthick, IPA Secretary