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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 719036" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>The bottom line is that a RLA classification makes unionization realistically impossible. UPS had a problem because they were originally classified as a <em>ground carrier. Anti-union Smith </em> had it figured from the start, intentionally getting FedEx classified as an airline so he could keep the unions out. Over time, however, both companies have evolved into essentially the same animal. While FedEx may have mainly be considered an airline when it was founded in 1971, over time it has become a<em> systems integrator,</em> just like UPS. Both companies perform essentially the same tasks in an almost exact manner. FedEx is no longer an "express carrier" with a handful of Falcon jets and a couple hundred trucks. It has many thousands of vehicles in comparison to a relatively small number of jets and it is clearly a <strong><em>delivery </em></strong>company at heart...not an airline.</p><p> </p><p>So, Professor FedEx says we have a case of "Delivery Darwinism" at work here, and FedEx no longer deserves it's exemption. Like the dinosaur, the <em>original </em>Federal Express and it's underlying concepts are dead and gone. <strong><em>FedEx </em></strong>is a completely different animal, unrelated to the original with the exception of it's derivative name. It has numerous divisions, moves much of it's volume via truck, and is barely related to the original, <strong>much like UPS, </strong>which bears a scant resemblance to the tiny messenger service founded by Jim Casey in Seattle long ago.</p><p></p><p>The case for a continued RLA exemption clause is very weak at best, and the only way Fred S is able to preserve the lie is to purchase his special labor exemption outright from our corrupt political "leaders". Admit it, he's paying-off politicians to keep us underpaid. This preserves a competitive advantage which is both ethically and legally wrong. It needs to be stopped...NOW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 719036, member: 12508"] The bottom line is that a RLA classification makes unionization realistically impossible. UPS had a problem because they were originally classified as a [I]ground carrier. Anti-union Smith [/I] had it figured from the start, intentionally getting FedEx classified as an airline so he could keep the unions out. Over time, however, both companies have evolved into essentially the same animal. While FedEx may have mainly be considered an airline when it was founded in 1971, over time it has become a[I] systems integrator,[/I] just like UPS. Both companies perform essentially the same tasks in an almost exact manner. FedEx is no longer an "express carrier" with a handful of Falcon jets and a couple hundred trucks. It has many thousands of vehicles in comparison to a relatively small number of jets and it is clearly a [B][I]delivery [/I][/B]company at heart...not an airline. So, Professor FedEx says we have a case of "Delivery Darwinism" at work here, and FedEx no longer deserves it's exemption. Like the dinosaur, the [I]original [/I]Federal Express and it's underlying concepts are dead and gone. [B][I]FedEx [/I][/B]is a completely different animal, unrelated to the original with the exception of it's derivative name. It has numerous divisions, moves much of it's volume via truck, and is barely related to the original, [B]much like UPS, [/B]which bears a scant resemblance to the tiny messenger service founded by Jim Casey in Seattle long ago. The case for a continued RLA exemption clause is very weak at best, and the only way Fred S is able to preserve the lie is to purchase his special labor exemption outright from our corrupt political "leaders". Admit it, he's paying-off politicians to keep us underpaid. This preserves a competitive advantage which is both ethically and legally wrong. It needs to be stopped...NOW. [/QUOTE]
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