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<blockquote data-quote="It will be fine" data-source="post: 5380857" data-attributes="member: 55017"><p>At 3:30pm CT today, I was informed by FedEx Ground that effective immediately I am no longer part of the FedEx Ground contractor network. This impacts our 225 employees, who lost their jobs this evening.</p><p></p><p>For years FedEx Ground has used bullying tactics when interacting with their contractors to create an environment of intimidation. This move to cancel our contracts is a clear case of a $60 billion corporation silencing anyone with a voice. </p><p></p><p>As thousands of the small businesses in the FedEx Ground network — which deliver 100% of FedEx Ground’s packages -- faced record inflation and rising fuel prices, I took my concerns public. </p><p></p><p>My public statements were clearly an option of last resort after months of attempting to work through these issues privately with our FedEx Ground partners. In my letters and videos I called on FedEx Ground to listen to its own network — to understand the degree of financial distress widely experienced among the small business owners — and the broad affirmation from the contractor community invigorated me to continue the push. </p><p></p><p>Additionally, the interest from the general public and financial analysts has energized me to continue speaking truth.</p><p></p><p>I knew this was a David vs. Goliath story, and that this outcome was a possibility when I stood up to a company that makes billions and is used to doing things their way. They built their company on the backs of these small business owners, and yet they are wildly unresponsive to the very real financial struggle facing most contractors today.</p><p></p><p>It is ironic Mr. Smith released a video on Wednesday, Aug. 24 saying he recognized the contractor issues and offering an open dialogue, and yet he has repeatedly declined our contractor community’s requests for dialogue and rejected our invitation for him to speak at Contractor Expo. </p><p></p><p>That's simply not something a company that talks about caring for its partners and employees does.</p><p></p><p>I am being forced to pull our small businesses out of the communities we serve, but we are working hard to re-home our employees. </p><p></p><p>We will continue to stand up for what we believe in and what’s in the best interest of the contractor community. #PurpleFriday</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="It will be fine, post: 5380857, member: 55017"] At 3:30pm CT today, I was informed by FedEx Ground that effective immediately I am no longer part of the FedEx Ground contractor network. This impacts our 225 employees, who lost their jobs this evening. For years FedEx Ground has used bullying tactics when interacting with their contractors to create an environment of intimidation. This move to cancel our contracts is a clear case of a $60 billion corporation silencing anyone with a voice. As thousands of the small businesses in the FedEx Ground network — which deliver 100% of FedEx Ground’s packages -- faced record inflation and rising fuel prices, I took my concerns public. My public statements were clearly an option of last resort after months of attempting to work through these issues privately with our FedEx Ground partners. In my letters and videos I called on FedEx Ground to listen to its own network — to understand the degree of financial distress widely experienced among the small business owners — and the broad affirmation from the contractor community invigorated me to continue the push. Additionally, the interest from the general public and financial analysts has energized me to continue speaking truth. I knew this was a David vs. Goliath story, and that this outcome was a possibility when I stood up to a company that makes billions and is used to doing things their way. They built their company on the backs of these small business owners, and yet they are wildly unresponsive to the very real financial struggle facing most contractors today. It is ironic Mr. Smith released a video on Wednesday, Aug. 24 saying he recognized the contractor issues and offering an open dialogue, and yet he has repeatedly declined our contractor community’s requests for dialogue and rejected our invitation for him to speak at Contractor Expo. That's simply not something a company that talks about caring for its partners and employees does. I am being forced to pull our small businesses out of the communities we serve, but we are working hard to re-home our employees. We will continue to stand up for what we believe in and what’s in the best interest of the contractor community. #PurpleFriday [/QUOTE]
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