Pilots protest UPS-DHL plan

The Air Line Pilots Association is up in arms over DHL’s proposed service contract with UPS.
The agreement would give UPS all of DHL’s U.S. air freight business and erode competition in the air cargo market.
ALPA points to a new page on UPS’ Web site as an indication that what DHL has called a vendor contract agreement with UPS is really a poorly disguised preamble to a merger.
John Prater, President of ALPA, said, “This website reveals the true nature of this deal, which was never designed to provide better package delivery services to the North American public. Congress needs to get to the bottom of this deal, which is bad for the already struggling U.S. economy.”
ALPA contends that statements on the Web site contradict the companies’ congressional testimony that the deal is not a merger and does not violate antitrust regulation.

The Air Line Pilots Association is up in arms over DHL’s proposed service contract with UPS.
The agreement would give UPS all of DHL’s U.S. air freight business and erode competition in the air cargo market.
ALPA points to a new page on UPS’ Web site as an indication that what DHL has called a vendor contract agreement with UPS is really a poorly disguised preamble to a merger. The page, https://switchnow.ups.com, states the following:
“We realize that your business may be affected by recent changes in DHL’s U.S. operations. Published reports say the company has significantly reduced its U.S. workforce and network capacity. To assist you as you make your choice of service provider we have created this Welcome Center. Take a look and see what Brown can do for you to keep your business moving.”
John Prater, president of ALPA, said, “This website reveals the true nature of this deal, which was never designed to provide better package delivery services to the North American public. Congress needs to get to the bottom of this deal, which is bad for the already struggling U.S. economy.”
ALPA contends that statements on the Web site contradict the companies’ congressional testimony that the deal is not a merger and does not violate antitrust regulation.