FedEx Express and the union representing its pilots on Wednesday filed for federal mediation with the National Mediation Board to help unglue contract negotiations that began in May 2021. The joint filing by FedEx (NYSE: FDX) and the Air Line Pilots Association requests expedited mediation under the Railway Labor Act. FedEx pilots are disgruntled by […]
(UPDATED: Lufthansa announced Sept. 12 that it finalized a contract with pilots that will carry through the end of June 2023. And dnata announced Sept. 8, 2022, that had reached agreement in principal on a new collective bargaining agreement with employees, forestalling a potential strike.) Airport services provider dnata is making contingency plans for a […]
A 24-hour strike by Lufthansa cockpit crews will shut down the company’s freighters. Logistics providers worry future union actions could be more serious.
UPS Airlines is keeping its pilots happy with a new contract extension.
FedEx pilots want a rich new labor deal to keep up with their counterparts at United and UPS.
The omicron variant is depleting aircrews at FedEx just as it has among passenger airlines, resulting in customer delays for both industries.
Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.
A union that recently wrested allegiance of pilots at Cargojet away from a competing union now says the company fired some members for their organizing activity.
Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.
Bad apples can jump from one company to another because their full employment history doesn’t always follow them. It happens in all industries. But when bad pilots get a second chance, it can be deadly.
