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<blockquote data-quote="Star B" data-source="post: 2725901" data-attributes="member: 61246"><p>You quoted FedEx defending their RLA status. They would claim Kinkos should be under the RLA because they accept air shipments if they could.</p><p></p><p>Additionally that second paragraph is saying "We like our current home field advantage in the labor field. We'd get murdered if we actually had to compete on service"</p><p></p><p>The only "service protection" the RLA provides is the incredible hurdle of employees striking and organizing. FXE does not want a replay of the '97 strike on their soil.</p><p></p><p>Let's change the perspective. Let's say a UPS 3 day saver package and a FXE XS package from Beverly Hills to NYC. Both are going to go on a plane. Does that mean that UPS is incorrectly classified and should be changed to the RLA? Of course not. Well, let's take that same XS/3DS package from Beverly Hills to Irvine. Neither package is going to go on a plane. Does that mean that FXE is now incorrectly classified?</p><p></p><p>Let's take it another step. Let's say that FXE turns into FXE-LineHaul and FXG turns into FXE-DGO. FXE-DGO would take the package, sort the package into a can, take it to the ramp, and then pay FXE-LH to transport the package to Memphis, NYC where the local FXE-DGO semi takes it from the ramp and sorts it for final delivery. We have two separate companies dealing with the freight here. The company that has the minimal amount of tires on the ground (FXE-LH) under the RLA... and FXE-DGO under... the NLRB and the smattering of contractors. It's really no different than the current ground model, with line haul contractors transporting trailers from station to station... other than the contractor would be the Express Airplane Opco.</p><p></p><p>The ONLY reason why we can even entertain the fact that we are miss classified is because of the huge truck fleet on the ground... like UPS. If UPS has a separate Ground/Air division like we do.... then we wouldn't be able to make this argument.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star B, post: 2725901, member: 61246"] You quoted FedEx defending their RLA status. They would claim Kinkos should be under the RLA because they accept air shipments if they could. Additionally that second paragraph is saying "We like our current home field advantage in the labor field. We'd get murdered if we actually had to compete on service" The only "service protection" the RLA provides is the incredible hurdle of employees striking and organizing. FXE does not want a replay of the '97 strike on their soil. Let's change the perspective. Let's say a UPS 3 day saver package and a FXE XS package from Beverly Hills to NYC. Both are going to go on a plane. Does that mean that UPS is incorrectly classified and should be changed to the RLA? Of course not. Well, let's take that same XS/3DS package from Beverly Hills to Irvine. Neither package is going to go on a plane. Does that mean that FXE is now incorrectly classified? Let's take it another step. Let's say that FXE turns into FXE-LineHaul and FXG turns into FXE-DGO. FXE-DGO would take the package, sort the package into a can, take it to the ramp, and then pay FXE-LH to transport the package to Memphis, NYC where the local FXE-DGO semi takes it from the ramp and sorts it for final delivery. We have two separate companies dealing with the freight here. The company that has the minimal amount of tires on the ground (FXE-LH) under the RLA... and FXE-DGO under... the NLRB and the smattering of contractors. It's really no different than the current ground model, with line haul contractors transporting trailers from station to station... other than the contractor would be the Express Airplane Opco. The ONLY reason why we can even entertain the fact that we are miss classified is because of the huge truck fleet on the ground... like UPS. If UPS has a separate Ground/Air division like we do.... then we wouldn't be able to make this argument. [/QUOTE]
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