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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 664213" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>If your contractor actually had to pay you both a living wage <em>and</em> benefits, all of the profit and advantage would be removed from the Ground scheme and it would no longer be of interest to FedEx. In other words, don't expect anything.</p><p> </p><p>The whole premise for Ground is that it shifts costs <em>away</em> from the corporation and onto the individual contractor, who then pays you peanuts and skims the remaining profit. </p><p> </p><p>If at any point, the drivers are deemed to be employees, the FedEx advantage largely evaporates, and the scam is stopped dead in it's tracks.</p><p> </p><p>Think about it. UPS provides the same ground service, but has to maintain a fleet of vehicles, pay a very livable wage, <em>and </em>also provide an excellent benefits package, including a real retirement plan. Then UPS gets to compete with FedEx Ground for the same shippers, but with this significantly higher cost structure. Is Ground operating at an extreme advantage? Absolutely. Is it illegal? That is pending. What makes Fred S so unique that he alone gets to do business with a built-in incredible advantage? Good question.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, rest assured that Fred and his army of lawyers are doing everything possible to keep you underpaid so he can keep cashing-in. He's had to send a few bucks to the contractors as the master plan has been force-modified by pending legal action, but the essential scam remains. As long as you're getting screwed, everything works to Smith's advantage. It will be very interesting to see what happens if the courts eventually decide that you are a real employee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 664213, member: 12508"] If your contractor actually had to pay you both a living wage [I]and[/I] benefits, all of the profit and advantage would be removed from the Ground scheme and it would no longer be of interest to FedEx. In other words, don't expect anything. The whole premise for Ground is that it shifts costs [I]away[/I] from the corporation and onto the individual contractor, who then pays you peanuts and skims the remaining profit. If at any point, the drivers are deemed to be employees, the FedEx advantage largely evaporates, and the scam is stopped dead in it's tracks. Think about it. UPS provides the same ground service, but has to maintain a fleet of vehicles, pay a very livable wage, [I]and [/I]also provide an excellent benefits package, including a real retirement plan. Then UPS gets to compete with FedEx Ground for the same shippers, but with this significantly higher cost structure. Is Ground operating at an extreme advantage? Absolutely. Is it illegal? That is pending. What makes Fred S so unique that he alone gets to do business with a built-in incredible advantage? Good question. In the meantime, rest assured that Fred and his army of lawyers are doing everything possible to keep you underpaid so he can keep cashing-in. He's had to send a few bucks to the contractors as the master plan has been force-modified by pending legal action, but the essential scam remains. As long as you're getting screwed, everything works to Smith's advantage. It will be very interesting to see what happens if the courts eventually decide that you are a real employee. [/QUOTE]
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