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Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Negotiations broke down this week between UPS and its Teamster-represented workers, weeks before their contract is set to expire. As a potential strike looms, UPS workers across the country have been holding "practice pickets," holding signs that say, "Just practicing for a just contract." Here s what you need to know about the labor situation and the impact of a potential strike. Stalemate in negotiations The UPS Teamsters contract covers more than 340,000 full- and part-time workers for the shipping giant and is set to expire on July 31, according to the union. Following the latest round of negotiations on Wednesday, each side accused the other of walking away from the table. "Following marathon negotiations, UPS refused to give the Teamsters a last, best, and final offer, telling the union the company had nothing more to give," the Teamsters said in a statement. The union claimed that UPS "walked away f

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