Plane Mechanics Get Raises in Union Deal with UPS

A union representing UPS aircraft mechanics says it has won big pay raises, protected health benefits and improved retirement security in a tentative contract deal with the shipping company.

 The union said Tuesday that the proposal sets "a new bar" for aircraft mechanics in the U.S. airline industry. The proposed contract covers 1,300 
workers represented by Teamsters Local Union No. 2727, based in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
The union says the deal, to be voted on in coming weeks by union members, calls for an immediate 16 percent pay raise, along with 3 percent raises each year of the five-year contract.
 
Local 2727 President Tim Boyle praised the "resolve and unity" of union members in securing the deal. UPS says the proposed contract "meets the needs" of the company and its employees.