Pilots working for Atlas Air have voted in favour of authorising their unions to call strike action. “This is truly an unprecedented situation where pilots across five different companies are standing up together to send a message that we refuse to be treated below industry standards,” said Captain Mike Griffith, an Atlas pilot. “By calling this strike vote, we are telling our respective companies – and DHL – that they need to listen to the pilots who keep them flying and help build their millions in profits.” This of course includes profiting from the horse slaughter industry. While the pilots claim to be treated "below industry standards," so too are the horses. We hope that if a strike action is initiated, that it will give a reprieve to the horses who are forced in multiples into cramped containers. These shipments are often conducted weekly with little room to move around, let alone lie down to rest. No food or water is provided during the gruelling journey to another continent. Please continue to sign and share this petition as Atlas Air has thus far refused to respond! Please read more here - http://www.aircargonews.net/news/single-view/news/atlas-southern-and-polar-pilots-vote-to-authorise-strike-action.html