Right. You cannot believe that FedEx would either pay-off people or apply pressure not to vote for a union. Perhaps you and FedEx Driver should compare notes and return to reality. Again, why is Fred pushing so hard to keep his RLA exemption if he "knows" that the new July 1st language will result in a union anyway because it's so "easy" now to vote one in. The answer should be obvious even to you.
In states and areas where union support is weak, FedEx can apply pressure to intimidate employees into thinking they will lose their jobs if they vote for a union. Even with the liberalized RLA voting changes, it's still all or nothing, and Fred is counting on being able to win.
You and others like you simply amaze me. All FedEx has ever had to was be fair and do the right thing, and because they've had the RLA, their choice was always "no". I'm not on the Hoffa payroll, and I would have loved to seen Fred do the "right" things, but he didn't, and chose to maximize profits instead of standing by his employees. The RLA has allowed him to basically do whatever he wanted to since 1973, and in the early years, Fred chose the high road. Over time, however, his anti-union "shield" has created a means for him to take the low road, and even during the peak profit years, FedEx kept taking away. Why? Because they could, and there was absolutely nothing we could do about it. I don't admire Hoffa or the IBT, but they're still a better choice than Fred.
At our most recent meeting with our MD, I mentioned the RLA fight in DC, and asked him if we could hear the Teamster side of the story too. He promptly wrote my name down on his notepad, refused to even answer the question, and went on to the next talking point. When another courier asked a similar question, her name was also written down, and the question ignored.
Since everyone is so happy and doesn't want a union, just end the exemption so we can all just simply vote on it and let everyone know we hate unions and love FedEx. That's what you and FedEx Driver are saying, right? The "vast majority" love Fred, so just let us show-it, OK?