Air Canada and the union representing more than 5,200 pilots announced Saturday night they have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, averting a threatened strike that could have started within days.
The preliminary deal must still be ratified by members of the Air Line Pilots Association. Air Canada (TSX: AC) said contract terms will remain confidential until the ratification vote, which is expected to take place within a month, and approval of the Air Canada board of...
Cargo pilots at Western Global Airlines, which restructured last year under bankruptcy protection, this week asked the National Mediation Board to umpire contracts talks that have been stalled for two years, the Air Line Pilots Association announced.
Western Global Airlines has 110 active pilots, according to union figures, who are seeking their first contract since selecting ALPA as their bargaining representative in 2021. The roster reached a high of 204 pilots that year before the downturn...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/western-global-pilots-seek-federal-mediation-in-contract-talks
The union representing some 5,800 pilots at FedEx Express has asked the National Mediation Board to be officially released from mediation for the purpose of being able to go on strike against the company to achieve a new contract.
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) announced Friday that it asked the federal agency to declare an impasse in contract negotiations and move the process to binding arbitration. The request is designed to clear the way for a potential strike against the company in a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fedex-pilots-seek-release-from-federally-mediated-contract-talks
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FedEx Express soon plans to cut the minimum number of flight hours guaranteed to pilots by 13% and...
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Pilots at Air Transport International, a cargo airline owned by Air Transport Services Group that...
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Union leaders representing Federal Express pilots said late Friday they will seek authority from...
Pilots at cargo airline Air Transport International, a large transport provider for Amazon Air, and parent company Air Transport Services Group last week asked the National Mediation Board to help broker stalled contract talks. The request comes nearly a month after union leadership representing FedEx pilots empowered itself to request a strike authorization vote from members.
Richer pilot contracts could limit cargo airlines’ near-term profit margins, but wage increases will be phased in and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ati-pilots-seek-federal-mediation-on-stalled-contract
Three railroad unions have reached tentative agreements with U.S. freight railroads on a new labor contract.
The three unions are the Transportation Communications Union (TCU)/IAM (International Association of Machinists), Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Those unions, whose memberships total more than 15,000 rail employees, or nearly 11% of workers at the bargaining table, will send out the tentative agreement to members for...
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman expressed doubt that the four major U.S. Class I railroads could ramp up rail service and reach the service targets they laid out by December.
In response to deteriorating service metrics, the STB in June required Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP), BNSF (NYSE: BRK.B), CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to resubmit plans detailing how they expect to improve rail service through the end of the year.
“I have to say that if you look at the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stb-chairman-not-optimistic-about-pace-of-rail-service-improvement
The union representing pilots at express delivery titan UPS said Friday its members have overwhelmingly ratified a two-year contract extension.
UPS Airlines (NYSE: UPS) pilots approved the agreement with 91% voting in favor and with 97% participation in the balloting, the Independent Pilots Association said. The new agreement extends the terms of the pilot contract until Sept. 1, 2025.
The short-term extension provides enhanced wage increases and retirement benefits, according to UPS and the IPA.
U...
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