The pilots who deliver your Amazon parcels are prepared to strike
Ray Griffith walks with other pilots at a protest organized by the Airline Professionals Association Teamsters Local 1224 in Kentucky on Thursday, April 11, 2019. By Abha Bhattarai and Abha Bhattarai Reporter covering the retail industry Email Bio Follow Kevin Williams April 11 at 8:05 PM FLORENCE, KY. — Amazon has become a retail powerhouse in part because of its promise of two-day delivery on millions of items.
Bly begins working before dawn and said he sometimes clocks in 18-hour days. The pilots, who work for three airlines that serve Amazon, said they are paid less than half the industry average and are frequently booked on last-minute flights during their days off. That, they say, has led to high turnover rates and concerns about fatigue and burnout.
“Our airlines are in compliance with the rules of their current Collective Bargaining Agreements, including work rules,” spokesman Paul Cunningham said in an email." Regarding staffing, [the company] has had no issues in finding qualified candidates to support its growth." Although Amazon does not directly employ the pilots, union members said they hoped the protests would shed light on worker grievances. As part of a 2016 deal, Amazon is leasing 20 Boeing 767s from Atlas Air that it brands as Amazon Air, and has an option to buy up to 40 percent of the carrier.Beth Mayer, an ABX Air pilot, bottom left, walks with other Teamster Local Union No. 1224 members.
“Some flights have 10 stickers of deferral, and it didn’t used to be that way,” he said. Also, the maintenance is outsourced and sometimes logbooks and record-keeping is lax all in the name of “keeping the metal moving.” “All roads lead to a contract, whether it is one that we want or one that is imposed, is what we don’t know. But we are ready to strike,” he said. “Amazon Prime stops if we strike.”
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