LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Independent Pilots Association (IPA) and UPS Airlines (NYSE:UPS)
today announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year labor
contract.
The comprehensive agreement provides for improvements across all
sections of the contract. Specific details of the agreement will
not be disclosed before the IPA presents the proposed contract to
all UPS pilots.
The contract must be ratified by a majority of UPS's 2,600
pilots. The vote by the pilots will be completed on Aug. 31.
If ratified, the new contract will become effective on Sep. 1, 2016, and become amendable on
Sep. 1, 2021.
"This tentative agreement has been unanimously approved and
endorsed by both the IPA Executive Board and our Negotiating
Committee. Over the next month we will present it to our
members with an unqualified recommendation for ratification," said
IPA President Captain Robert
Travis.
"This is an excellent offer and we are pleased to have reached
this agreement," said Brendan
Canavan, UPS Airlines president. "This contract rewards our
crewmembers for their outstanding contributions and contains
provisions that protect UPS's ability to deliver competitive
service to our global customers."
The tentative agreement was signed yesterday by the IPA and UPS
in the presence of Nicholas Geale,
Chairman of the National Mediation Board (NMB). The parties entered
mediation in March 2014. Both Travis
and Canavan said they "commend the NMB for its guidance and
resources over the last 27 months and thank our mediator,
Gerry McGuckin, for his oversight
and efforts."
About UPS
UPS (NYSE:UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad
range of solutions including the transportation of packages and
freight; the facilitation of international trade, and the
deployment of advanced technology to more efficiently manage the
world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more than 220 countries
and territories worldwide. The company can be found on the Web at
UPS.com and its corporate blog can be found at blog.ups.com.
To get UPS news direct, visit pressroom.ups.com/RSS.
About the Independent Pilots Association
The IPA is the collective bargaining unit representing the more
than 2,600 professional pilots who fly for United Parcel Service,
the world's largest transportation company. The IPA is
headquartered in Louisville,
Kentucky.
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