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<blockquote data-quote="MAKAVELI" data-source="post: 2720347" data-attributes="member: 43825">FedEx can&#039;t have it both ways. Express handles Express freight and Ground handles ground freight. That&#039;s why there is an exemption. By having ground deliver &quot;Express&quot; freight they would be skirting exemption to maximize profit and lawsuits would be flying left and right.This is straight from fedex.<a href="http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/a-discussion-on-the-rla-and-ups-campaign/" target="_blank">A Discussion on the RLA and UPS Campaign</a>UPS has been under the NLRA since that law was passed in 1935 because they have always been a ground company. When UPS began its airline segment in the 1980s, the employees in that segment, mostly pilots and mechanics, were classified under the RLA – like all other airlines, including FedEx Express. However, UPS does not handle their air shipments in a separate and distinct network that ties directly into their air operation, as FedEx Express does. That’s why their pickup and delivery employees have remained covered by the NLRA.Throughout the 1990s, UPS tried to have their drivers reclassified from the NLRA to the RLA. Every time, the independent regulators said no. For example, in 1991, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that FedEx is exactly the kind of essential, integrated air service the RLA was designed to cover.&nbsp; In 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that FedEx trucking services principally serve our air-delivery services whereas UPS’ trucking services do not.&nbsp; They confirmed that UPS’ non-airline operations were correctly classified under the NLRA.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unlike our competition, we operate an integrated air/ground network and handle air shipments separately in that network. RLA jurisdiction gives us the best opportunity to deliver reliable, uninterrupted service to customers.</li>
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[QUOTE="MAKAVELI, post: 2720347, member: 43825"] FedEx can't have it both ways. Express handles Express freight and Ground handles ground freight. That's why there is an exemption. By having ground deliver "Express" freight they would be skirting exemption to maximize profit and lawsuits would be flying left and right. This is straight from fedex. [URL="http://about.van.fedex.com/blog/a-discussion-on-the-rla-and-ups-campaign/"]A Discussion on the RLA and UPS Campaign[/URL] UPS has been under the NLRA since that law was passed in 1935 because they have always been a ground company. When UPS began its airline segment in the 1980s, the employees in that segment, mostly pilots and mechanics, were classified under the RLA – like all other airlines, including FedEx Express. However, UPS does not handle their air shipments in a separate and distinct network that ties directly into their air operation, as FedEx Express does. That’s why their pickup and delivery employees have remained covered by the NLRA. Throughout the 1990s, UPS tried to have their drivers reclassified from the NLRA to the RLA. Every time, the independent regulators said no. For example, in 1991, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that FedEx is exactly the kind of essential, integrated air service the RLA was designed to cover. In 1996, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that FedEx trucking services principally serve our air-delivery services whereas UPS’ trucking services do not. They confirmed that UPS’ non-airline operations were correctly classified under the NLRA. [LIST] [*]Unlike our competition, we operate an integrated air/ground network and handle air shipments separately in that network. RLA jurisdiction gives us the best opportunity to deliver reliable, uninterrupted service to customers. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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