Okay, I can't get through any more of this. Got to page 2 and my head nearly exploded. Here's some facts for you kids here...
Anyone who thinks a UPS dispatcher doesn't do EXACTLY the same job as a dispatcher at United, American, or Delta is, and I'm sorry but it's true, an idiot. Anyone who thinks the contents of the fuselage should dictate the level of pay a dispatcher gets is, similarly, an idiot. There is precisely ZERO difference between the level of responsibility a dispatcher has at UPS vs United. None. Zippo. Nada. Our job is to dispatch airplanes. If I you think a UPS dispatcher ever sits in his chair and goes, "man, that route looks pretty sketchy but hey, f@$k it, it's just a bunch of boxes" you are sorely mistaken, son. Whether there's 2 people on the airplane or 280 people on the airplane, a dispatcher sitting in his chair is going to dispatch that flight with the same level of care, responsibility, and professionalism no matter WHAT is painted on the side of the machine. Why? Because it's our job, and we CARE about our jobs.
UPS is a career level organization, like any major airline. The bar is set pretty high to get into UPS, as it SHOULD be. You're pushing big airplanes around the world. To pay them substandard wages in comparison to their brothers and sisters in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta simply because the things in the cabin aren't people is a completely irrelevant position.
Oh, and for God's sakes UPS guys, demand that your pension be rolled into a 401K plan and matched 1 to 1 to at LEAST 10% of wages. If the whole post 9/11 pension raid debacle was any indication, I would be very weary on counting on that cash to be there when I retire. The days of trustworthy companies making good on pensions are over. To the bankruptcy courts, it's nothing more than a big savings account full of sweet, sweet cheddar that belongs to the creditors, of which you ain't one of.