Fedex Pilot Union's Council Supports New Contract

The FedEx pilot union's executive council has voted in support of a tentative contract that seeks better employment terms including higher hourly pay rates and retirement plan enhancement, the Air Line Pilots Association said.

The FedEx master executive council (MEC) voted to approve the collective bargaining agreement reached on August 19 with the package delivery company.

More than 4,000 FedEx pilots will now vote on the agreement in balloting scheduled to begin September 28 and end October 20.

FedEx and its pilots have been negotiating on employment conditions since 2011 and the company filed for a mediation process with the National Mediation Board in October last year.

If ratified, the contract will go into effect in November and will become amendable in 2021.

"We are pleased with the MEC's decision and are confident our pilots will recognise that this is an agreement that keeps them at the pinnacle of their profession," a FedEx spokesman said.