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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 5516246" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>The RLA status of Express drivers depends on the 2 opcos remaining distinct and separate. You know that, and the lawyers know that, which is why FedEx Express will eventually lose it's special RLA Kryptonite. Try as you might to keep down the mess and smell, the manure is still manure, so spread it however you see fit. Is that a typo or did you say "Using Express drivers to deliver Express packages"? So sorry, sir, but GROUND drivers are delivering EXPRESS packages. Do you even know what the issue is here? Apparently not. That's pretty ignorant.</p><p></p><p>Again, you deflect on freight movement. The point IS that charging someone for a service they don't receive is fraud, and IS directly relevant to this issue because the freight is NOT getting delivered. When Ground ships it back to Express because they can't deliver it and your frozen transplant eyeball thaws or Uncle Herbert's medications go bad and he dies, the consumer is getting the shaft...hard. Sure, it's absolutely above board to charge someone for a premium service which they do NOT receive. Not. You don't mention whether or not UPS was actually getting the freight to the consumer, which I suspect that they were, given that it's UPS and not Fred's Pretend Express Company. Keep depending on the "we can get it there anyway we want" verbiage and see how much longer that lasts, OK? Last time I checked, Fred and Raj were still charging exorbitant Express rates and including various surcharges to boost profits while simultaneous failing the customer on multiple fronts.</p><p></p><p>The whole premise of the Railway Labor Act of 1934 (!!!!) was to prevent a national disruption of the economy due to the critical nature of the RAILROADS...in 1934, when trucking was in it's infancy and railroads were actually critical for nearly everything. If the railroads shut down in 1934, it would have definitely disrupted the entire economy."Express" in those days was REA, and they depended on the railroads to move their packages. If FedEx Express dried-up and blew away tomorrow it would NOT disrupt the national economy like a nationwide railroad strike would have (in 1934) or even today. That volume would simply transfer over to other carriers. Sorry, but there is simply no comparison between the railroads and FedEx Express. Smith and his defenders (like you) have always maintained that FedEx Express was some special entity that deserved special treatment. No, and NO, and NO again!! There is no reason for FedEx to be categorized as an "airline", especially now, when it's abundantly clear that FedEx is a Systems Integrator, just like UPS. Every package they divert to the new "hybrid" is further evidence that FedEx Express does NOT deserve to be classified as an airline. The RLA exists solely to serve Fred S and his successors by making it essentially impossible to organize the company, and Smith has leveraged the RLA status hard over the years, extorting Boeing on 777 orders and calling-in his favors with politicians every time the RLA is questioned in Congress because "Removing FedEx Express from RLA jurisdiction could expose our customers at any time to local work stoppages that interrupt the flow of their time-sensitive, high-value shipments through our global network". That is straight from Satan's mouth in 2009 when noises were made about reclassification. God, what a liar.</p><p></p><p>This is why FedEx tries so very hard to be an "airline", with airport station identifiers where there is no airport, and closed facilities where union organizers (or anyone else for that matter) are forbidden to set foot on company property. This is why you never see The United Way on FedEx property, or law enforcement except in instances where there is an active crime or investigation. Our Safety Focal tried (in vain) to have someone from our state's Commercial Vehicle Safety Department speak to RTDs, only to be shut down because Legal said "NO ACCESS". By keeping EVERYONE out, they also keep the Teamster's out.</p><p></p><p>It's a huge scam which has run its course and needs to end. Keep trying, OK? They really need to get better shills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 5516246, member: 12508"] The RLA status of Express drivers depends on the 2 opcos remaining distinct and separate. You know that, and the lawyers know that, which is why FedEx Express will eventually lose it's special RLA Kryptonite. Try as you might to keep down the mess and smell, the manure is still manure, so spread it however you see fit. Is that a typo or did you say "Using Express drivers to deliver Express packages"? So sorry, sir, but GROUND drivers are delivering EXPRESS packages. Do you even know what the issue is here? Apparently not. That's pretty ignorant. Again, you deflect on freight movement. The point IS that charging someone for a service they don't receive is fraud, and IS directly relevant to this issue because the freight is NOT getting delivered. When Ground ships it back to Express because they can't deliver it and your frozen transplant eyeball thaws or Uncle Herbert's medications go bad and he dies, the consumer is getting the shaft...hard. Sure, it's absolutely above board to charge someone for a premium service which they do NOT receive. Not. You don't mention whether or not UPS was actually getting the freight to the consumer, which I suspect that they were, given that it's UPS and not Fred's Pretend Express Company. Keep depending on the "we can get it there anyway we want" verbiage and see how much longer that lasts, OK? Last time I checked, Fred and Raj were still charging exorbitant Express rates and including various surcharges to boost profits while simultaneous failing the customer on multiple fronts. The whole premise of the Railway Labor Act of 1934 (!!!!) was to prevent a national disruption of the economy due to the critical nature of the RAILROADS...in 1934, when trucking was in it's infancy and railroads were actually critical for nearly everything. If the railroads shut down in 1934, it would have definitely disrupted the entire economy."Express" in those days was REA, and they depended on the railroads to move their packages. If FedEx Express dried-up and blew away tomorrow it would NOT disrupt the national economy like a nationwide railroad strike would have (in 1934) or even today. That volume would simply transfer over to other carriers. Sorry, but there is simply no comparison between the railroads and FedEx Express. Smith and his defenders (like you) have always maintained that FedEx Express was some special entity that deserved special treatment. No, and NO, and NO again!! There is no reason for FedEx to be categorized as an "airline", especially now, when it's abundantly clear that FedEx is a Systems Integrator, just like UPS. Every package they divert to the new "hybrid" is further evidence that FedEx Express does NOT deserve to be classified as an airline. The RLA exists solely to serve Fred S and his successors by making it essentially impossible to organize the company, and Smith has leveraged the RLA status hard over the years, extorting Boeing on 777 orders and calling-in his favors with politicians every time the RLA is questioned in Congress because "Removing FedEx Express from RLA jurisdiction could expose our customers at any time to local work stoppages that interrupt the flow of their time-sensitive, high-value shipments through our global network". That is straight from Satan's mouth in 2009 when noises were made about reclassification. God, what a liar. This is why FedEx tries so very hard to be an "airline", with airport station identifiers where there is no airport, and closed facilities where union organizers (or anyone else for that matter) are forbidden to set foot on company property. This is why you never see The United Way on FedEx property, or law enforcement except in instances where there is an active crime or investigation. Our Safety Focal tried (in vain) to have someone from our state's Commercial Vehicle Safety Department speak to RTDs, only to be shut down because Legal said "NO ACCESS". By keeping EVERYONE out, they also keep the Teamster's out. It's a huge scam which has run its course and needs to end. Keep trying, OK? They really need to get better shills. [/QUOTE]
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