This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@xxxxxxxxx /-------------------- advertisement -----------------------\ Explore more of Starbucks at Starbucks.com. http://www.starbucks.com/default.asp?ci=1015 \----------------------------------------------------------/ Delivery Airline ABX, Union Reach Deal August 8, 2003 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:09 a.m. ET WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- The union for flight crews of ABX Air Inc. said it reached a tentative contract with the overnight-delivery airline company, averting a strike after its members worked for two years without a contract. The five-year pact covering 800 crew members comes as delivery company DHL attempts to buy the ground delivery operations of ABX Air's parent company, Seattle-based Airborne Inc., for $1.05 billion ``It gives us the scope protection we need in the event of a partial or a total sale of the airline,'' Dan Graves, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 1224, said Thursday. The agreement also provides signing bonus retroactive to July 2001 and pay raises of 4, 2 and 2.5 percent over the next three years. Joe Hete, ABX Air's president and chief executive, said the agreement shows the company's commitment to it pilots, co-pilots and flight engineers. The union was unable to convince the company to guarantee cargo levels handled in Wilmington, Graves said. That would have ensured jobs were needed there, he said. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, of Dayton, who helped push the company to come to an agreement, said he is still concerned about the 5,700 nonunion employees in Wilmington. ABX Air has said it will not layoff workers in Wilmington, but may transfer workers there to another hub in Covington, Ky. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/business/AP-ABX-Air-Union-Agreement.html?ex=1061350626&ei=1&en=6b3ab2910caa4a46 --------------------------------- Get Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Imagine reading The New York Times any time & anywhere you like! Leisurely catch up on events & expand your horizons. Enjoy now for 50% off Home Delivery! Click here: http://www.nytimes.com/ads/nytcirc/index.html HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@xxxxxxxxxxx or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@xxxxxxxxxxxx Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company