UPS contract breach

[BR549]

Deleted due to duplicate post.

 

[BR549]

I'm sure there are lots more competetive pilots to choose from than those at CAT. Those CAT pilots that post here are all PFT and they say that CAT is full of rejects from other carriers who can't find a job anywhere else. UPS would be stupid beyond belief to integrate the CAT pilots or even give the PREFERENTIAL interviews. If they want to work for UPS, let them apply like you and I have to.

 

[OUPilot]

What is the latest with UPS/MENLO and CAT?

 

[needapayraise]

The latest is that UPS will not make the contractual deadline of Dec.20 to hand over the flying due to UPS not wanting to fly TDY out of DAY until the new heavy freight sorts at the existing UPS hubs are finished around the middle of next year. UPS and IPA are currently negotiating a penalty for the contract breach and UPS has stated that they now have a handover date of July 17, 2006. UPS has stated that date is a hard, 100% turnover of flying to the IPA and any breach of that date will be dealt with if needed. The bottom line is this, regardless of what some contractor pilots on this board say, UPS will be handing over ALL of the Menlo flying to the IPA. All of the contractors currently flying Menlo volume will be then free to pursue other flying. If you are a contractor pilot, regardless of what you hear from your management or rumors in DAY, your days(nights) for flying Menlo is numbered.

 

[I.P. Freley]

If you are a contractor pilot, regardless of what you hear from your management or rumors in DAY, your days(nights) for flying Menlo is numbered.

We know our days for flying Menlo is numbered (sic.). No shocker there. Thanks for the update. No hub rumors or management tales say otherwise. Your new, shocking information is much appreciated.

 

[Big Beer Belly]

The latest is that UPS will not make the contractual deadline of Dec.20 to hand over the flying due to UPS not wanting to fly TDY out of DAY until the new heavy freight sorts at the existing UPS hubs are finished around the middle of next year. UPS and IPA are currently negotiating a penalty for the contract breach and UPS has stated that they now have a handover date of July 17, 2006. UPS has stated that date is a hard, 100% turnover of flying to the IPA and any breach of that date will be dealt with if needed.

FWIW ... read a few weeks ago (think it was the Dispatch, might have been elsewhere) that UPS has again delayed the hand over till END of Dec '06 ... a full year later than the contract REQUIRES. UPS has publicly agreed this flying is contractually IPA's. It's in the grievance process and the NMB has been informed.

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