THE Independent Pilots Association, representing more than 3,300 ups pilots has reached a tentative agreement with Atlanta's United Parcel Service on a two-year contract extension, reports New York's FreightWaves.
If approved by the union members, the deal will ensure UPS of uninterrupted deliveries related to labour issues through September 1, 2025.
New York-listed UPS said terms of the updated contract include annual wage increases and enhanced pension benefits. Details will not be disclosed until the proposed contract is presented to all UPS pilots.
Most UPS pilots must ratify the deal for it to go into effect. Voting will begin July 12 and conclude August 3.
UPS and its flight crews are operating under a two-year contract extension agreed to in 2020 and enacted last year that runs through September 1, 2023.
'Our pilots play an important role helping UPS to deliver what matters, particularly during the global pandemic, so we're pleased to have come to an agreement to extend the existing contract,' said UPS Airlines president Jim Joseph.
'Upon ratification, this contract continues to reward our crewmembers for their contributions to the success of the company, while ensuring we are positioned to provide outstanding service to our air express customers,' he said.
The IPA union said the tentative agreement was unanimously approved by the six-pilot executive board.
Other US cargo airlines that have concluded long-term contracts with their pilots during the past 18 months include Atlas Air, ABX Air, Kalitta Air and Sun Country, an Amazon contractor.
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If approved by the union members, the deal will ensure UPS of uninterrupted deliveries related to labour issues through September 1, 2025.
New York-listed UPS said terms of the updated contract include annual wage increases and enhanced pension benefits. Details will not be disclosed until the proposed contract is presented to all UPS pilots.
Most UPS pilots must ratify the deal for it to go into effect. Voting will begin July 12 and conclude August 3.
UPS and its flight crews are operating under a two-year contract extension agreed to in 2020 and enacted last year that runs through September 1, 2023.
'Our pilots play an important role helping UPS to deliver what matters, particularly during the global pandemic, so we're pleased to have come to an agreement to extend the existing contract,' said UPS Airlines president Jim Joseph.
'Upon ratification, this contract continues to reward our crewmembers for their contributions to the success of the company, while ensuring we are positioned to provide outstanding service to our air express customers,' he said.
The IPA union said the tentative agreement was unanimously approved by the six-pilot executive board.
Other US cargo airlines that have concluded long-term contracts with their pilots during the past 18 months include Atlas Air, ABX Air, Kalitta Air and Sun Country, an Amazon contractor.
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