Union urges UPS pilots to vote on authorizing strike

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Reuters

The union representing pilots at package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) said it had urged them to vote to authorize a strike.

The Independent Pilots Association said on Wednesday that if the pilots voted in favor of authorizing a strike, its board would have the authority to request a release from federally mediated negotiations with UPS.

The National Mediation Board has been mediating since early 2014 in contract negotiations between UPS and its pilots union on issues related to compensation, pension and benefits.

Rival FedEx Corp (FDX.N) and its pilots tentatively agreed last month on an amended collective bargaining agreement after nearly a year of mediation from the National Mediation Board.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/09/us-united-parcel-pilots-idUSKCN0R91GU20150909

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. And I wll not cross a picket line if they do.

[silvershadow]

2. Kick for labor. nt

[GOLGO 13]

3. LOLZ! I read this as UPS pilots authorized to strike non-union targets...

God bless the union POWAH!