Freightflow man
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We have a vote here in Lou . Nov. 26 for Fedex Freight .
A win for FedEx Freight drivers!
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I heard it was their Laredo bldg
olroadbeech
Happy Verified UPSer
there is only so much abuse a self respecting man or women can take before fighting back.
we had to fight tooth and nail for everything we have and we have to keep fighting to try to keep it.
good luck. it will be worth it in the long term.
we had to fight tooth and nail for everything we have and we have to keep fighting to try to keep it.
good luck. it will be worth it in the long term.
M
Mike hunt
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Yes that it but I'm hearing it's about to start happening other places as well.
I usually don't post on here because I know management is constantly on here reading what's written. but I'm reading a lot of posts pertaining to express. I have basically studied and read the "rla" and as it affects express and it is either every station and employee of express can unionize or none of it. fred operates express under this old outdated law to keep the union out and labor costs lower. he has tried with other opco's to keep unions out by trying to use the rla but more and more courts are ruling against that since ground and freight is mostly made up of trucking companies they purchased over the years. every time a ground or freight hub tries to unionize they send out the money men from Memphis to go fix the problem with money and perks. when the teamsters were close to getting the rla repealed about 5 or 6 years ago fred purchased himself a senator and threatened the economy by threatening to not purchase the planes he had on order(think it was around 25 planes) and by not expanding fedex. he ended up winning that round.
as I see it, with freight now stepping into the union they will soon expand the union within freight and then it'll be ground and home. once that is accomplished the teamsters will be in a great position to repeal a freight airline from the rla. fedex knows what the right thing to do is and hiding under the banner of the RLA is not it. it's only a matter of time now. and with how they screw with employees on a daily basis I can't wait till the RLA is history. maybe then express will be able to achieve top of range because the way it's structured now no new hire will ever top out even if they stay there till retirement with 25 plus years of service. fred should be ashamed of himself!
as I see it, with freight now stepping into the union they will soon expand the union within freight and then it'll be ground and home. once that is accomplished the teamsters will be in a great position to repeal a freight airline from the rla. fedex knows what the right thing to do is and hiding under the banner of the RLA is not it. it's only a matter of time now. and with how they screw with employees on a daily basis I can't wait till the RLA is history. maybe then express will be able to achieve top of range because the way it's structured now no new hire will ever top out even if they stay there till retirement with 25 plus years of service. fred should be ashamed of himself!
It will be fine
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Can't really unionize Ground drivers. They don't all work for the same company.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
Well-Known Member
You can organize the package handlers.
Unfortunately, they care the least about what goes on at Ground.
Not to bring politics into it, but WTF?! Suddenly Fedex shows signs of organizing...just as America votes in the Chamber of Commerce backed republicans. The timing couldn't have been worse.
Really? Might want to ask the ninth circuit 'bout that.
MAKAVELI
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Just what do you think the republicans will do to stop Freight from going union?
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Let 'em read what's written here. But let us see if they can handle the truth. I'm betting not.
Cactus
Just telling it like it is
Fred has no soul but he sure as hell wants yours.
Nothing. But any idea that there will be a ground swell of support to bring congressional relief from the RLA should be given up right now. If it didn't happen in the last six years, it won't happen now. And these aren't Tea Party senators coming in. They are establishment, Chamber of Commerce...Fred S republicans.
I know you've taken on this quest, but you aren't close to succeeding yet. Now if courts truly weren't political, I'd say you were considerably closer....
CJinx
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They already tried that. The union abandoned the effort just a few days before the vote.
MAKAVELI
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I think if the rla was to be repealed, it definitely would be after the 2016 elections. But I don't think the republican majority will do anything to stop the current campaign at Freight. Once all of Freight goes union and they negotiate a contract then the Teamsters can focus on Express.
of course ground employees can unionize. not all plumbers, pipefitters, carpenters or electricians work for the same company but they can unionize under that trade. believe me I'm not convinced a union is the way to go with fedex but when you work for a company that is intent on screwing the employee at every turn the threat just may be enough for them to get their heads out of their ******
