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UPS pilots' union to make 'major announcement' Thursday
Tuesday November 15, 11:06 am ET
Independent Pilots Association, the union that represents United Parcel Service Inc. pilots, will have a "major announcement regarding the impasse in UPS/IPA negotiations" on Thursday, Nov. 17, according to a news release.
Last month, the IPA entered its fourth year of contract talks with UPS. In August, the pilots authorized the union to call a strike if an agreement isn't reached.
Mark Giuffre, the local public relations manager for UPS, said there is "absolutely no chance of a pilots strike at this point."
Giuffre said that Thursday's announcement could be a request to be released from mediation, but the union cannot strike while in the mediation process, according to the Railway Labor Act.
The union must ask for a release from mediation and then enter a 30-day "cooling off" period before a strike could legally occur.
"We continue to make progress at the table," said Giuffre. "We believe that the mediation process will result in a contract."
Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS - News) provides package delivery services to more than 200 countries and territories. The company bases its UPS Airlines division in Louisville at the Louisville International Airport.
UPS pilots' union to make 'major announcement' Thursday
Tuesday November 15, 11:06 am ET
Independent Pilots Association, the union that represents United Parcel Service Inc. pilots, will have a "major announcement regarding the impasse in UPS/IPA negotiations" on Thursday, Nov. 17, according to a news release.
Last month, the IPA entered its fourth year of contract talks with UPS. In August, the pilots authorized the union to call a strike if an agreement isn't reached.
Mark Giuffre, the local public relations manager for UPS, said there is "absolutely no chance of a pilots strike at this point."
Giuffre said that Thursday's announcement could be a request to be released from mediation, but the union cannot strike while in the mediation process, according to the Railway Labor Act.
The union must ask for a release from mediation and then enter a 30-day "cooling off" period before a strike could legally occur.
"We continue to make progress at the table," said Giuffre. "We believe that the mediation process will result in a contract."
Atlanta-based UPS (NYSE: UPS - News) provides package delivery services to more than 200 countries and territories. The company bases its UPS Airlines division in Louisville at the Louisville International Airport.
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