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Will UPS and the IBT Blow The RLA Deal?
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<blockquote data-quote="bubsdad" data-source="post: 543615" data-attributes="member: 21830"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>Tell Your Senators to Support the Express Carrier Employee Protection Provision</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>What Is FedEx So Afraid Of?</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"I’m going to destroy them." That is the threat from FedEx’s chief spokesman, Maury Lane , when asked by U.S. News and World Report about his company’s soon-to-be launched multi-million dollar ad against the Express Carrier Employee Protection provision.</span></span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Lane’s words mean that FedEx Express will stop at nothing to preserve its status as the ONLY freight and package-delivery company in the United States to classify all its workers under the Railway Labor Act. The RLA applies to only aircraft and railroad workers. </span></span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">FedEx does not want its special status taken away because they know it would make organizing easier for its workers. This legislation is so important because it will restore fairness to the freight and package delivery industry. This loophole has allowed FedEx to have an unfair competitive advantage and deprive its workers of the right to secure union representation.</span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>With your help, the House recently voted to pass the FAA Reauthorization Bill and with it came the passage of the Express Carrier provision. Passing this bill shows first hand that hard work and perseverance can pay off. The new administration is on our side, and together we are making changes in Washington to better our Union and the lives of working Americans across the country.</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Thank you for your help in passing this important legislation in the House. Although the Express Carrier Employee Protection provision has passed the House, the Senate has not yet voted on this issue. We must continue our hard work to ensure our voices are heard. Please contact your senators and let them know you support the Express Carrier legislation.</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bubsdad, post: 543615, member: 21830"] [FONT=Verdana][B]Tell Your Senators to Support the Express Carrier Employee Protection Provision[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][B]What Is FedEx So Afraid Of?[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][B][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]"I’m going to destroy them." That is the threat from FedEx’s chief spokesman, Maury Lane , when asked by U.S. News and World Report about his company’s soon-to-be launched multi-million dollar ad against the Express Carrier Employee Protection provision.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [B][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Lane’s words mean that FedEx Express will stop at nothing to preserve its status as the ONLY freight and package-delivery company in the United States to classify all its workers under the Railway Labor Act. The RLA applies to only aircraft and railroad workers. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [B][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]FedEx does not want its special status taken away because they know it would make organizing easier for its workers. This legislation is so important because it will restore fairness to the freight and package delivery industry. This loophole has allowed FedEx to have an unfair competitive advantage and deprive its workers of the right to secure union representation.[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial][B]With your help, the House recently voted to pass the FAA Reauthorization Bill and with it came the passage of the Express Carrier provision. Passing this bill shows first hand that hard work and perseverance can pay off. The new administration is on our side, and together we are making changes in Washington to better our Union and the lives of working Americans across the country.[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial][B]Thank you for your help in passing this important legislation in the House. Although the Express Carrier Employee Protection provision has passed the House, the Senate has not yet voted on this issue. We must continue our hard work to ensure our voices are heard. Please contact your senators and let them know you support the Express Carrier legislation.[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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