Pilots file suit against DHL

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) International said it has filed a lawsuit against DHL Holdings USA in the Court of Common Pleas in Clinton, Ohio, where DHL maintains its major sorting center.

ALPA alleges that, by proposing to shift its North American flying work away from ASTAR Air Cargo to UPS, DHL is breaching job security commitments it agreed to provide to its member in return for various benefits it received under the current labor contract

The suit also alleges that DHL fraudulently induced ALPA to dismiss lawsuits against DHL by promising to underwrite the job security commitments, even as it engaged in secret discussions with UPS on an agreement that was inconsistent with those commitments.

The association is asking the court to enjoin DHL from moving its flying work from ASTAR to UPS. ALPA is also asking the court to award the ASTAR pilots compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorneys' fees and costs.

Source: American Shipper