I haven't heard of any new push for FedEx to attempt to find out the identity of those who post not so favorable comments in social media.
However, if you do identify yourself as a current FedEx employee, anything you say - whether you are "on the clock" or not, WILL be held against you - even opening you up to the possibility of termination.
Any comments made in a publically accessable forum by someone who holds employment with a company (FedEx), can have those comments taken as being libelous against the "good name" of the company, and open that individual up to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment or even civil action (libel).
Although I am no longer an employee, those I get info from are, thus why I protect them - and the primary means of protecting them is remaining anonymous myself. If it was found out that they were releasing company confidential information to someone they knew was making public disclosures - they would lose their employment and be opened up to possible civil litigation.
FedEx (Express in particular) is all about keeping the wage employees in the dark - it is how they keep fear in them and keep them from organizing and certifying a union.
Under no circumstances should anyone identify themselves on this open forum - it serves no purpose and only opens them up to possible retaliation from FedEx (or if they aren't employed but communicate with current FedEx employees, it opens up the current FedEx employees up to retaliation).
I do know that Express in particular is monitoring open "social media" (like this site) and uses in information exchanged on social media sites to take action against employees who make what they believe are malicious statements - or statements that indicate violations of company policy. They know of every video on Youtube and will take proactive action to attempt to get defaming videos removed, or have their legal team threaten the hell out of the poster to get them to remove it themselves.
I know for a FACT that FedEx monitored the site put up in the late 90's (during the first abortive attempt at organizing Express), by Kevin Osiowy (Chicago area Courier back then). The actions in the Chicago area in the late 90's casued a good amount of grief among the Express execs.
Here is an archive site for the old web site:
Fed Up Home Page
Any realistic attempt at orgainizing Express is now over. There are just too damn many KoolAid drinkers moving packages around to even think about getting half of them to sign representation cards on a national level - it just won't happen. The IBT won't make any effort to organize Express given the hurdles now in place, and with the way things are going, FedEx as a whole will end up being the WalMart of package companies in the not too distant future.
FedEx puts out pseudostatistics to try to calm employees into thinking they are getting a "good deal". I heard the latest talking point pseudostatistic they threw out with the pay actions was that the industry average raise was something like 1.8%....
While that is true on the surface, what it completely ignores is the existing differentials between Express and UPS drivers. One group is paid an average of $28/hr all benefits included (that is the average of Couriers, naturally there are new Couriers making only about $20/hr all compensation included), the other (UPS) close to $40/hr. Well, when the group that is making only about 70% of the higher paid group gets a "3% raise", it is definately higher than the industry average of 1.8% or so - but it ignores the 800 lb statistical gorilla of the 30% EXISTING differential in compensation levels.
When one is already in the "compensation basement", getting a raise that is marginally greater than an industry average isn't saying much. But FedEx has trotted out that talking point for consumption by the KoolAid drinkers. It also completely ignores the REAL fact that a Courier with less than 10 years in will never see top out - all by deliberate design by FedEx.
I know from first hand experience, that attempting to do any organizing within Express is like trying to herd cats - can't be done. There is NO solidarity among wage employees (and with the latest pay actions by Express, that solidarity is being deliberately destroyed).
So get the heck out as soon as you can. There are better things to do (you have to look), but you'll be thankful once you are no longer wearing that purple uniform. If you decide to stay, then accept what you are offered and stop your complaining - the writing has been on the wall for a long time now, you only have yourself to blame if you choose to stick with Express for any longer than is necessary to find another source of employment.