UPS Pilots to Honor German Picket Lines at Cologne Bonn Airport

Louisville – Approximately 80 members of the Independent Pilots Association (UPS pilots) working in Cologne, Germany will honor the picket lines of ver.di at the Cologne Bonn airport. The strike is scheduled to last 24 hours beginning at midnight local Germany time tonight. “Ver.di, which represents the ground staff at the Cologne Bonn airport, has […]

Independent Pilots Association (UPS Pilots) Sees Negotiation “Crunch Time,” Opens Strike Center

Louisville – Tuesday, April 19, 2016: With negotiations for a new pilot contract nearing a critical juncture, the Independent Pilots Association (IPA), representing the pilots who fly for United Parcel Service (UPS), is opening a Strike Operations Center (SOC) at its Louisville headquarters. The Strike Center will serve as the pilots’ nervecenter in the event […]

Independent Pilots Association (UPS Pilots) Joins Other Pilot Groups in Response to Misleading Letter from Cargo Airline Chief Pilots

Louisville, April 13, 2016 – The Independent Pilots Association (IPA) joins with the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA); Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA); Allied Pilots Association (APA); Airline Division, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT); Teamsters Local 1224; ALPA FedEx Master Executive Council and Teamsters Local 357 in debunking the misleading letter from the […]

UPS Pilots (Independent Pilots Association) Vote To Authorize Strike Against United Parcel Service

UPS pilots voted 2,252 to 8 to authorize a strike against United Parcel Service. With just under 97 percent member participation.