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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 724122" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>It was wrong then too, but less so. FedEx has always been a delivery company. Even when it was formed back in 1971 it was all about moving packages, and pilots still flew planes and didn't deliver boxes.The difference between now and then is that FedEx has become a <strong><em>systems integrator</em>, the exact same thing as UPS. </strong>Both companies have multiple divisions that all do the same things in the same way. This also includes air operations. I've worked for both companies, so I do know what I'm talking about. </p><p> </p><p>Smith was smart from the get-go because he knew getting classified under the arcane RLA would make unionization effectively impossible at fledgling Federal Express and it's successor, FedEx. For years, nobody really cared, because Smith made good on his pledge that he would always stay close to UPS in terms of wages and benefits. There wasn't much of a reason to either unionize or challenge the RLA Express Carrier Exemption. The Teamsters didn't care because Federal Express employees <em>were </em>actually not very interested in a union. Obviously,this is no longer the case.</p><p> </p><p>In the mid 80's, it all changed, and so did Smith's philosophy. The take-aways began, and the wages and benefits no longer kept pace with UPS. By the late 90's, FedEx was taking everything back as quickly as possible, as Fred built the company into a multi-divisional giant, just like UPS. If anyone questioned the end of profit-sharing and the curtailment of wages and benefits, the answer was "we're building for your future" or "expanding the company" or some other BS. Most people expected that the good times (regular raises and good benefits) would come back once the "investment period" was over. Didn't happen. Fred was "investing" more in politics than in trucks and airplanes.</p><p> </p><p>The RLA status has always been wrong, but it only became an issue when Fred S began to become an abusive employer. In the past, there wasn't a reason to really care. Now, there is, and your history lesson is complete. If you don't beleve me, do a little research, or talk with someone with a 4-digit employee number before you spew out more ignorance. You started in 2000, right? So I'm guessing you have little to no knowledge of the previous labor history of the company. Do some reading, and then come back with an informed perspective, OK?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 724122, member: 12508"] It was wrong then too, but less so. FedEx has always been a delivery company. Even when it was formed back in 1971 it was all about moving packages, and pilots still flew planes and didn't deliver boxes.The difference between now and then is that FedEx has become a [B][I]systems integrator[/I], the exact same thing as UPS. [/B]Both companies have multiple divisions that all do the same things in the same way. This also includes air operations. I've worked for both companies, so I do know what I'm talking about. Smith was smart from the get-go because he knew getting classified under the arcane RLA would make unionization effectively impossible at fledgling Federal Express and it's successor, FedEx. For years, nobody really cared, because Smith made good on his pledge that he would always stay close to UPS in terms of wages and benefits. There wasn't much of a reason to either unionize or challenge the RLA Express Carrier Exemption. The Teamsters didn't care because Federal Express employees [I]were [/I]actually not very interested in a union. Obviously,this is no longer the case. In the mid 80's, it all changed, and so did Smith's philosophy. The take-aways began, and the wages and benefits no longer kept pace with UPS. By the late 90's, FedEx was taking everything back as quickly as possible, as Fred built the company into a multi-divisional giant, just like UPS. If anyone questioned the end of profit-sharing and the curtailment of wages and benefits, the answer was "we're building for your future" or "expanding the company" or some other BS. Most people expected that the good times (regular raises and good benefits) would come back once the "investment period" was over. Didn't happen. Fred was "investing" more in politics than in trucks and airplanes. The RLA status has always been wrong, but it only became an issue when Fred S began to become an abusive employer. In the past, there wasn't a reason to really care. Now, there is, and your history lesson is complete. If you don't beleve me, do a little research, or talk with someone with a 4-digit employee number before you spew out more ignorance. You started in 2000, right? So I'm guessing you have little to no knowledge of the previous labor history of the company. Do some reading, and then come back with an informed perspective, OK? [/QUOTE]
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