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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 292404" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>The big obstacle to organizing FedEx Express has always been it's classification as an airline operating under the guidelines of the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The RLA is basically an all or nothing deal...either the whole company organizes or else. For example, you couldn't have a local union in Texas without having the entire country also be unionized. This makes it nearly impossible to organize the Express division, and Fred S has put a lot of money into politicians who have helped overturn attempts to classify FedEx Express under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which DOES allow local (as opposed to national only) unions. The old Airborne, for example, was under the NLRA, and some terminals were union while others were not. UPS is also under the NLRA, even though it also runs an airline and a ground division,just like FedEx.</p><p> </p><p>Democratic leaders and the Teamsters made a big push in 1997 to have FedEx Express re-classified under the NLRA, and it failed thanks to all of Fred S's "friends" in Congress. Republicans snuck a provison keeping FedEx under the RLA onto an airline appropriations bill that was a "must-pass" piece of legislation. Ted Kennedy called it one of the sneakiest moves in US political history. After that, the Teamsters have kind of faded into the background, although they seem to be smelling blood in the water lately.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, the other factor limiting unionization is the vehement opposition to unions by FedEx management. Most people know they will either be harrassed or fired for even talking about unions. This is illegal, but it hasn't stopped Fred from doing it.</p><p> </p><p>The Teamsters need to pressure Congress to change the FedEx RLA classification. UPS has already been lobbying hard for the change because it will level the playing field between the two companies in terms of labor costs. As you know, we make way less than UPS, whose package car drivers will be topping-out at around $28 per hour (with a real pension plan) under the new contract.</p><p> </p><p>Smith has gotten away with this game for 35 years now, and it's high time he was stopped in his tracks. I always love the way he rants about the Purple Promise and how important FedEx employees are. It's finally starting to hit home to even the most ignorant employees that we are getting screwed over by a ruthless despot who sold us out years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 292404, member: 12508"] The big obstacle to organizing FedEx Express has always been it's classification as an airline operating under the guidelines of the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The RLA is basically an all or nothing deal...either the whole company organizes or else. For example, you couldn't have a local union in Texas without having the entire country also be unionized. This makes it nearly impossible to organize the Express division, and Fred S has put a lot of money into politicians who have helped overturn attempts to classify FedEx Express under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which DOES allow local (as opposed to national only) unions. The old Airborne, for example, was under the NLRA, and some terminals were union while others were not. UPS is also under the NLRA, even though it also runs an airline and a ground division,just like FedEx. Democratic leaders and the Teamsters made a big push in 1997 to have FedEx Express re-classified under the NLRA, and it failed thanks to all of Fred S's "friends" in Congress. Republicans snuck a provison keeping FedEx under the RLA onto an airline appropriations bill that was a "must-pass" piece of legislation. Ted Kennedy called it one of the sneakiest moves in US political history. After that, the Teamsters have kind of faded into the background, although they seem to be smelling blood in the water lately. Of course, the other factor limiting unionization is the vehement opposition to unions by FedEx management. Most people know they will either be harrassed or fired for even talking about unions. This is illegal, but it hasn't stopped Fred from doing it. The Teamsters need to pressure Congress to change the FedEx RLA classification. UPS has already been lobbying hard for the change because it will level the playing field between the two companies in terms of labor costs. As you know, we make way less than UPS, whose package car drivers will be topping-out at around $28 per hour (with a real pension plan) under the new contract. Smith has gotten away with this game for 35 years now, and it's high time he was stopped in his tracks. I always love the way he rants about the Purple Promise and how important FedEx employees are. It's finally starting to hit home to even the most ignorant employees that we are getting screwed over by a ruthless despot who sold us out years ago. [/QUOTE]
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