My husband works for UPS and I wish people could see how hard his job is — and why the new $170,000 contract deal is well deserved

• Kourtney is married to a UPS driver in Rhode Island.
• Kourtney says she sees how hard the job is and drivers deserve the new $170,000 contract deal.
• She believes people shouldn't be upset about the deal because blue-collar workers deserve fair pay.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kourtney, a 30-year-old hairdresser and wife of a UPS driver in Rhode Island. Her last name has been omitted for privacy reasons. The following has been edited for length and clarity.