Workers inside in UPS' Worldport global air hub in Louisville, December 2017.
Workers inside in UPS' Worldport global air hub in Louisville, December 2017.
UPS says it's moving as fast as it can to issue the back pay. But with fierce competition for workers, "I think they are holding the money hostage," one Louisville employee said.
“This contract provides our members with wages, health care, and pension security that is second to none in the industry,” a union official said.
Shipping giant UPS and its Louisville-based pilots union have tentatively agreed to extend their labor contract through September 2023, locking in two more years of raises and retirement increases for pilots while averting the possibility of a stand-off anytime soon.