I may have been wrong about RLA versus NLA, the problem is that the RLA does not cover international operations (operations that don't touch the USA). I think this is the reason why UPS has the following clause in their contract, "The Company, its affiliates, the Association, and their successors agree, that in connection with any dispute before an arbitrator or in court, not to raise as a defense the non-applicability of the Railway Labor Act to international operations as defined in C."

I think the NC's email sent out today was encouraging. It didn't sound like doom and gloom.