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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 214465" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p>WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - An expected amendment to aviation legislation on Thursday could make it easier for unions to organize ground workers at the express operations of FedEx Corp., congressional and industry sources said.</p><p>The anticipated bid by Democrats to amend a bill funding air traffic operations at the Federal Aviation Administration would effectively remove truck drivers, couriers and other workers at FedEx Express and other smaller companies from the federal Railway Labor Act. The 1920s-era law is best known in recent years as statute relied on by U.S. presidents to thwart threatened strikes at major airlines. It is considered more restrictive than labor law governing other transportation unions, including some at FedEx rival UPS Inc.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sources said late on Wednesday the change, if enacted, could boost organizing efforts among tens of thousands of workers who are not represented by a union at FedEx, the world's largest package delivery company.</p><p>FedEx pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association. Workers at operations outside FedEx Express would not be affected. It was unclear how much support such a proposal would receive in the Transportation Committee, one of the largest in Congress. The panel will consider amendments to the bill on Thursday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 214465, member: 1246"] WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - An expected amendment to aviation legislation on Thursday could make it easier for unions to organize ground workers at the express operations of FedEx Corp., congressional and industry sources said. The anticipated bid by Democrats to amend a bill funding air traffic operations at the Federal Aviation Administration would effectively remove truck drivers, couriers and other workers at FedEx Express and other smaller companies from the federal Railway Labor Act. The 1920s-era law is best known in recent years as statute relied on by U.S. presidents to thwart threatened strikes at major airlines. It is considered more restrictive than labor law governing other transportation unions, including some at FedEx rival UPS Inc. Sources said late on Wednesday the change, if enacted, could boost organizing efforts among tens of thousands of workers who are not represented by a union at FedEx, the world's largest package delivery company. FedEx pilots are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association. Workers at operations outside FedEx Express would not be affected. It was unclear how much support such a proposal would receive in the Transportation Committee, one of the largest in Congress. The panel will consider amendments to the bill on Thursday. [/QUOTE]
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