A win for FedEx Freight drivers!

[MAKAVELI]

Well, maybe the rest will fall in line now. Level the playing field. Then get fir of the railroad act

That would be the plan.

 

[undies]

Good news...but 47
Drivers? Hardly a dent.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Good news...but 47
Drivers? Hardly a dent.

It only takes one match,to start a forest fire!

 

[jumpman23]

Nope, freight would be the first drivers to go union.

Just don't be like them dumazzes in New Jersey who voted the union down. How freakin pathetically stupid were those idiots? What a bunch of es dude lol.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Just don't be like them dumazzes in New Jersey who voted the union down. How freakin pathetically stupid were those idiots? What a bunch of es dude lol.

I could not agree with you more.

 

[PiedmontSteward]

That would be the plan.

We can organize FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground without any changes to the RLA - they're under the NLRA.

 

[PiedmontSteward]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102088121

It's about time.

 

[Cactus]

Not necessarily. Prove me wrong.

"Not necessarily" is pretty vague there Sammy. Why don't you prove ME wrong?

 

[overflowed]

They might not touch the minuscule raises, but there are benefits they could go after. Newhires won't know any better, and if senior couriers quit they get replaced with cheaper employees. It's a win-win for the company. In a competitive environment they have to keep prices as low as possible

Till you get too cheap and then you can't retain your workforce or hire new employees.

 

[overflowed]

Not to mention your workforce gets so sick of your shiiite they start voting in the big bad wolf union too. Sounds impossible all these things.

 

[bbsam]

"Not necessarily" is pretty vague there Sammy. Why don't you prove ME wrong?

I'm not in a position to prove anything. Express couriers are. Organize.

 

[hondo]

Good news...but 47
Drivers? Hardly a dent.

I believe there are 9 more FX Freight locations that have filed for a representation election (including at least 2 more in NJ).

 

[bbsam]

We can organize FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground without any changes to the RLA - they're under the NLRA.

Would you care to explain how you would go about organizing Ground?

 

[Ron Carey lives on]

Upser22.3 great post, great picture of a good man. There should be a statue of him at IBT headquarters

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[MassWineGuy]

This vote is completely wonderful news. I hope it encourages other locations to do the same.

I was digging a post hole in my yard the other day and I'm pretty sure that I found Jimmy Hoffa.

 

[Cactus]

I'm not in a position to prove anything.

Lame. Tell that to Pittsburgh.

 

[bbsam]

Lame. Tell that to Pittsburgh.

I'm telling it to you. When Express begins to follow Freight in unionizing REGARDLESS THE HURDLE IMPOSED BY THE RLA, you will have proved that Freight organizing has had an effect on couriers. The fact is that most will be unwilling to jeopardize their positions when they realize the difference between RLA and NLRA.

 

[PiedmontSteward]

Would you care to explain how you would go about organizing Ground?

The Ground hubs can be organized conventionally, one-by-one. The drivers are a different story.

 

[CJinx]

Station staff; the Brockton MA package handlers tried that and even had an election date, but the union pulled out at the 11th hour.

 

[bbsam]

The Ground hubs can be organized conventionally, one-by-one. The drivers are a different story.

That's been the case since Ground was RPS. Do you think the Teamsters will try?