Labor & Economic News Blog


Friday, May 13, 2005

UPS' pilots give union leaders right to call strike
ATLANTA - UPS Inc.'s pilots have voted to give their union leaders authority to call a strike as the union and the world's largest shipping carrier continue federal mediated talks aimed at reaching a new contract. The Independent Pilots Association, which represents UPS' 2,483 pilots, said yesterday that 99 percent of those pilots who voted approved the strike authorization. Polls closed Wednesday for the voting, which was conducted over several weeks.

 



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