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2,000 American DHL freighter pilots hold strike vote over next 10 days
TWO-THOUSAND pilots working at four of DHL's five North American network carriers (Atlas Air, Southern Air, Polar Air, ABX) are voting this week and next to authorise a strike.
Pilots at a fifth DHL carrier, Kalitta Air, have already voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, reports the Aviation Tribune, based near Gibraltar in Spain.
The strike authorisation at Kalitta was approved by 97 per cent in December 2015.
Pilots are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and have been stalled in contract negotiations with airlines, in some cases for years. The four new strike votes opened in mid-April and will be completed within the next 10 days.
The five airlines play a major role in linking DHL's highly profitable North American express service to the rest of the world, and make up 70 per cent of DHL's total annual freight ton miles.
"DHL is relying on US pilots to fly across the globe for their business, yet the airlines they work with are robbing pilots of fair, industry-standard contracts," said Mike Griffith, a 17-year Atlas pilot.
"No one wants to go on strike, but we can't continue operating under our current workplace rules which keep pilots on duty for almost 28 hours without rest," said Bryan Holmberg, a Southern Air pilot.
"It's time the company finally stop putting the safety of our pilots and the public at risk just to increase profits."
DHL, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings ?which owns Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo and Southern Air ?and Air Transport Services Group ?which owns ABX ?have all seen profits rise in recent years.
Pilots at a fifth DHL carrier, Kalitta Air, have already voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, reports the Aviation Tribune, based near Gibraltar in Spain.
The strike authorisation at Kalitta was approved by 97 per cent in December 2015.
Pilots are represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and have been stalled in contract negotiations with airlines, in some cases for years. The four new strike votes opened in mid-April and will be completed within the next 10 days.
The five airlines play a major role in linking DHL's highly profitable North American express service to the rest of the world, and make up 70 per cent of DHL's total annual freight ton miles.
"DHL is relying on US pilots to fly across the globe for their business, yet the airlines they work with are robbing pilots of fair, industry-standard contracts," said Mike Griffith, a 17-year Atlas pilot.
"No one wants to go on strike, but we can't continue operating under our current workplace rules which keep pilots on duty for almost 28 hours without rest," said Bryan Holmberg, a Southern Air pilot.
"It's time the company finally stop putting the safety of our pilots and the public at risk just to increase profits."
DHL, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings ?which owns Atlas Air, Polar Air Cargo and Southern Air ?and Air Transport Services Group ?which owns ABX ?have all seen profits rise in recent years.
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