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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 537629" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>The problem is that FedEx does <em>not</em> operate in a completely legal manner. That's my opinion, but it's shared by many others at all divisions of FedEx. They skirt and flaunt the law in so many ways and have done so for a long time. That's Express, Ground, Home, Freight, and all of their other divisions too.</p><p> </p><p>Smith has spent hundreds of millions of dollars for 36 years keeping his exemption, and UPS has made token efforts to level the playing field...until now. With a pro-labor administration in place, now is the time to spend the money and lobby for the end of the exemption and competitive equality. It's unfortunate that our political system works this way, but it does. Fred has some high-profile ex-politicians working for him and has quite a few big name Republicans in his pocket too.</p><p> </p><p>If you want competition based on the merits of the best service at the best price, the playing field must be leveled. IMO, UPS has better ground service, and NDA is about the same. But how is it fair that FedEx gets to have a cost structure that in effect subsidizes both it's Express and Ground rates? The RLA exemption and the old IC model are both prime examples of political privilege granted to someone with enough money to manipulate the system in his favor. That's not right, it's not ethical, and it isn't fair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 537629, member: 12508"] The problem is that FedEx does [I]not[/I] operate in a completely legal manner. That's my opinion, but it's shared by many others at all divisions of FedEx. They skirt and flaunt the law in so many ways and have done so for a long time. That's Express, Ground, Home, Freight, and all of their other divisions too. Smith has spent hundreds of millions of dollars for 36 years keeping his exemption, and UPS has made token efforts to level the playing field...until now. With a pro-labor administration in place, now is the time to spend the money and lobby for the end of the exemption and competitive equality. It's unfortunate that our political system works this way, but it does. Fred has some high-profile ex-politicians working for him and has quite a few big name Republicans in his pocket too. If you want competition based on the merits of the best service at the best price, the playing field must be leveled. IMO, UPS has better ground service, and NDA is about the same. But how is it fair that FedEx gets to have a cost structure that in effect subsidizes both it's Express and Ground rates? The RLA exemption and the old IC model are both prime examples of political privilege granted to someone with enough money to manipulate the system in his favor. That's not right, it's not ethical, and it isn't fair. [/QUOTE]
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