Pilots at Air Transport International, a cargo airline owned by Air Transport Services Group that provides airlift to Amazon and DHL Express, have authorized union leaders to call a strike over stalled labor talks once such action becomes permissible under federal law.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) said Tuesday that 99.7% of union members voted in favor of strike authorization, with nearly all of Air Transport International’s (ATI) 540 pilots participating.
Management and the union have been negotiating a new contract for 3.5 years and the talks are now being mediated by the U.S. government.
