FedEx Express Seeks National Mediation Board Assistance to Expedite Progress of Pilot Negotiations
October 31 2014 - 1:13PM
Business Wire
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX), has
formally requested assistance from the National Mediation Board
(NMB) to expedite its ongoing pilot negotiations. The NMB is the
U.S. governmental agency that oversees labor agreements for
entities covered by the Railway Labor Act (RLA), such as airlines,
railroads and express companies.
The company and its pilots, who are represented by the Air Line
Pilots Association (ALPA), have been engaged in contract talks for
more than a year. The current contract became amendable on February
25, 2013 and the two sides reached a tentative agreement on 20 of
the 31 contract sections in September 2014.
Under the RLA, the terms and conditions of the existing contract
between the company and ALPA do not expire until the full
multi-step RLA process is exhausted. In the meantime, the
progression of negotiations into the mediation stage has no impact
on company operations or its ability to provide highly reliable
service to customers.
“FedEx Express is simply interested in expediting the
negotiation process leading to a contract that is fair and
reasonable for all parties,” said James R. Parker, executive vice
president, Air Operations, FedEx Express. “The majority of airline
contracts require NMB mediation to reach a final agreement, and we
believe the time has come for our negotiations to move to that
phase.”
For more details on the NMB request, visit:
http://news.fedex.com/NMBMediationFacts.
About FedEx Express
FedEx Express is the world's largest express transportation
company, providing fast and reliable delivery to more than 220
countries and territories. FedEx Express uses a global
air-and-ground network to speed delivery of time-sensitive
shipments, by a definite time and date with a money-back
guarantee.
About FedEx Corp
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $46 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 300,000
team members to remain “absolutely, positively” focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
FedEx ExpressJim McCluskey, 901-508-2077Media
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