LOUISVILLE, KY August 12, 2022   In voting that closed today, the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) announced that its members have overwhelmingly ratified a two-year pilot contract extension with United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS). UPS pilots approved the agreement with 90.72% voting in favor with 97.1% of those eligible participating in the balloting.  The short-term […]

WASHINGTON, September 21, 2021 – The Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots) fully supports the “Safe Skies Act of 2021” introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA). “Senator Klobuchar has been our long term legislative champion fighting to ensure that the […]

LOUISVILLE, KY March 31, 2020 – UPS pilots, represented by the Independent Pilots Association, today overwhelmingly ratified a new two-year contract extension. The contract ratified with 98.86 percent of the vote, with 95.2 percent of the eligible members casting ballots. The new collective bargaining agreement extends the current contract by two years with an amendable […]

H.R. 5170 Addresses Pilot Fatigue and Passenger Safety for Cargo Airline Operations

LOUISVILLE, KY (April 11, 2018) – UPS pilots, represented by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), are concerned that UPS’s management has been caught flat-footed by surging e-commerce volume and is now failing to take steps necessary to meet customer demand. “Our pilots see evidence of UPS failing to meet its customer service commitments on a […]