UPS noted that both companies "shall endeavour to ensure
When UPS says "shall endeavour" you better take cover because you're going to get screwed.
I've been with UPS 21 years - they blatantly ignore what we think is black and white contract language. Hell, we can't even agree what a "day off" really means! (calendar day, domicile day, Z day, rolling 24 hour day, ...)
The "will try", "will attempt" language in our contract is a joke. Of course we were stupid enough to fall for it in the first place.
UPS will get whatever they want, they're no more afraid of the European Parliament than they are of the US Congress or the Chinese Government. They'll make the appropriate "campaign contributions" and their business will go forward. Look what happened to us in the U.S. with the "cargo cutout".
Not only did they actively lobby for a cargo cutout (there were several management pilots who testified before Congress), they then had the nerve to lie to our faces afterward and said they didn't seek a cargo cutout. Trust me - you're not dealing with rational people here.