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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 405357" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Many questions come to mind when you present the scenario of work currently being done by express employees being shifted/moved to independent contractor. It is obviously cheaper for FedEx to hire contractors rather than employees so, that being said, would it try to shift more and more of the work to these contractors at the expense of the employees? Are we talking layoffs of express employees while businessmen such as yourself continue to add routes? It is this notion that clearly shows why FedEx employees need Union representation. I assume delivery routes are bid by seniority much the same as we do at UPS. In your scenario, a driver retiring/resigning would result in a shift of that work to an independent contractor, thereby taking a bid route away from the express employees. I would assume that the more dense routes would be ideal for the contractor as opposed to the country runs due to the costs involved. What about the part time drivers hoping to one day be full time? Under your scenario, this would no longer be an option.</p><p> </p><p>I see Fed Ex going in a different direction. I see the contractors becoming employees. I see ground and express merging.(Yes, jobs will be lost, but those who remain will have the job security that they do not currently enjoy). I see the Teamsters finally getting their foot in the door. I see Fed Ex becoming more of a competitive player in the industry and UPS finally realizing this and stepping up their game in response.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 405357, member: 12570"] Many questions come to mind when you present the scenario of work currently being done by express employees being shifted/moved to independent contractor. It is obviously cheaper for FedEx to hire contractors rather than employees so, that being said, would it try to shift more and more of the work to these contractors at the expense of the employees? Are we talking layoffs of express employees while businessmen such as yourself continue to add routes? It is this notion that clearly shows why FedEx employees need Union representation. I assume delivery routes are bid by seniority much the same as we do at UPS. In your scenario, a driver retiring/resigning would result in a shift of that work to an independent contractor, thereby taking a bid route away from the express employees. I would assume that the more dense routes would be ideal for the contractor as opposed to the country runs due to the costs involved. What about the part time drivers hoping to one day be full time? Under your scenario, this would no longer be an option. I see Fed Ex going in a different direction. I see the contractors becoming employees. I see ground and express merging.(Yes, jobs will be lost, but those who remain will have the job security that they do not currently enjoy). I see the Teamsters finally getting their foot in the door. I see Fed Ex becoming more of a competitive player in the industry and UPS finally realizing this and stepping up their game in response. [/QUOTE]
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