Pilots For Fedex Won’T Work Ot

Tue., Nov. 10, 1998

From Staff

Federal Express Corp. pilots stopped working overtime Monday and their union sent out strike authorization ballots in an effort to get contract talks with the cargo airline going again.

The company anticipated no disruption in service, but worried some customers may go elsewhere if the labor dispute persists, spokesman Greg Rossiter said.

The company and the Fedex Pilots Association union have been negotiating off and on since July, but no talks have been held since Oct. 30. The union hopes that refusing to work overtime as the company prepares for its busy holiday season will get talks moving.

No strike is imminent, both sides agree. The union won’t count the strike authorization ballots until the first week in December. A two-thirds vote for authorization would allow the union’s board to call a strike if talks remain stalled.

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