Bill makes it easier to unionize at FedEx - Courier Journal
The House of Representatives passed a bill 277-136 that would make it easier for unions to organize FedEx workers, prompting FedEx to renew its threat to hold off buying billions of dollars of new planes if the bill becomes law.
Supporters of the bill, including the Teamsters union and FedEx's biggest rival, UPS, applauded the vote. But the bill faces a difficult climb in the Senate, where a similar House measure died in 2007.
The House of Representatives passed a bill 277-136 that would make it easier for unions to organize FedEx workers, prompting FedEx to renew its threat to hold off buying billions of dollars of new planes if the bill becomes law.
Supporters of the bill, including the Teamsters union and FedEx's biggest rival, UPS, applauded the vote. But the bill faces a difficult climb in the Senate, where a similar House measure died in 2007.