Sean did not mis-calculate, it was a very calculated decision concerning the 2013 contract. Is it true that with that election 70 % of UPS members that did vote went with the other guy.
Hoffa barely won with the help of our Canadian members... running against Zuckerman who was originally not the main guy on the ticket.
It was time for a change anyway...Hoffa is way past retirement age, and pretty much threw in the towel with the ratification of this last contract.
Really it is O’Briens race to lose, Vairma might be a good guy but his association with the previous administration or Hoffa will hurt his chances. Also the age difference between the two and temperament will come into play, maybe we need a loose cannon just to shake up the status quo.