While the new labor contract at UPS (UPS +0.22%) is expected to pass the vote on June 22, in the video below, Fool analyst Blake Bos tells investors that they will want to watch that vote very carefully. A strike back in 1997 cost UPS $650 million in lost business, and any such similar disruption now could be a catastrophe and a huge win for competitor FedEx (FDX +1.29%). Blake describes the relationship between management and workers at UPS, and tells investors some of the key labor challenges that the company will face going forward.
If this union deal goes sour for UPS, FedEx could stand to win big.
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