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An Appeal To UPSer's From FedEx Drivers
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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 272292" data-attributes="member: 8657"><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Fedex drivers are independent contractors, which translates into </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">unregulated hours, no benefits and how much control over their </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">work environment? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">None of these drivers are covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nor </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">any other protections created by the NLRB, because as independents, how do </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">they prove they’re really Fedex employees? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Both companies rake it in but the driver in brown makes quite a bit more </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">than the driver in blue. A Fedex driver can shell out 20+ grand a year of his </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">own $ to maintain his truck while the UPS guy spends zip. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What does the Fedex guy do when he can’t file a grievance? Is everything </span></span><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">resolved for him with a little sprinkling of Pixie Dust? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #222222"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">But there’s good news:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Fedex drivers from 36 states are being represented in separate class action lawsuits </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">because of these sham independent contractor arrangements-</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">South Bend</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">, </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Indiana</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">October 15, 2007</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">) - In a major development, Judge Robert </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Miller of U.S. District Court for </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Northern Indiana</span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">, today granted class certification </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">on behalf of approximately 14,000 current FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers – </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">as well as upwards of 10,000 former drivers - across the nation who are challenging </span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">the company’s embattled independent contractor model.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">Let The Games Begin. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group2/hammer.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hammer:" title="Hammer :hammer:" data-shortname=":hammer:" /></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 272292, member: 8657"] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]Fedex drivers are independent contractors, which translates into [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]unregulated hours, no benefits and how much control over their [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]work environment? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]None of these drivers are covered by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nor [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]any other protections created by the NLRB, because as independents, how do [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]they prove they’re really Fedex employees? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]Both companies rake it in but the driver in brown makes quite a bit more [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]than the driver in blue. A Fedex driver can shell out 20+ grand a year of his [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]own $ to maintain his truck while the UPS guy spends zip. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]What does the Fedex guy do when he can’t file a grievance? Is everything [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]resolved for him with a little sprinkling of Pixie Dust? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana]But there’s good news:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]Fedex drivers from 36 states are being represented in separate class action lawsuits [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]because of these sham independent contractor arrangements-[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]South Bend[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana], [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]Indiana[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana] ([/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]October 15, 2007[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]) - In a major development, Judge Robert [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]Miller of U.S. District Court for [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]Northern Indiana[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana], today granted class certification [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]on behalf of approximately 14,000 current FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers – [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]as well as upwards of 10,000 former drivers - across the nation who are challenging [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana]the company’s embattled independent contractor model.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=red][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]Let The Games Begin. :hammer:[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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