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UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Sun Apr 30, 2017 | 2:47pm EDT
UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting
By Luciana Lopez
A union representing 1,200 U.S. air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) turned up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike.
The union is taking its grievances directly to UPS shareholders, running as an advertisement an open letter to David Abney, the company’s chief executive, ahead of a Thursday shareholders meeting.
The letter, which has been delivered to board members, was signed by nearly 78 percent of members of Local 2727 of the Teamsters union, asking the company to maintain air mechanics’ current health plan and not demand other concessions.
“We’re not willing to back off of this and we will strike over it,” said Tim Boyle, the local president.
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UPS air maintenance workers threaten strike ahead of shareholders meeting
By Luciana Lopez
A union representing 1,200 U.S. air maintenance workers at United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) turned up pressure on the company on Sunday to settle a three-year contract dispute, saying it would seek clearance to strike.
The union is taking its grievances directly to UPS shareholders, running as an advertisement an open letter to David Abney, the company’s chief executive, ahead of a Thursday shareholders meeting.
The letter, which has been delivered to board members, was signed by nearly 78 percent of members of Local 2727 of the Teamsters union, asking the company to maintain air mechanics’ current health plan and not demand other concessions.
“We’re not willing to back off of this and we will strike over it,” said Tim Boyle, the local president.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-united-parcel-strike-idUSKBN17W0LG
