As you know, FedEx has been waging a high-priced and disingenuous propaganda war against an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization bill which would place FedEx Express drivers under the same labor law as every other express delivery driver in the country. However, this attempt to benefit from special treatment under the law isn’t anything new to FedEx.
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In an email this week, FedEx directs Members of Congress and the public to a “a recent Bloomberg/BusinessWeek news article” which claims UPS is being “disingenuous” in seeking a legislative fix that would close a loophole in U.S. labor law which gives FedEx an unfair competitive marketing advantage in the express delivery industry.

FedEx calling UPS “disingenuous” is the proverbial pot calling the kettle black.
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A brief story appearing in today’s Alaska Journal of Commerce continues the disinformation campaign being waged by FedEx over an amendment to place FedEx Express delivery drivers under the same labor law as every other express delivery driver in the nation.
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In an email call-to-action distributed by the anonymous lobbyists behind FedEx’s “Brown Bailout” campaign, readers recently were told the following:
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In editorial after editorial, FedEx Express spokesmen warn of all manner of economic and other catastrophes should Congress approve an amendment in the House version of the FAA Reauthorization Act which would place their express delivery drivers under the same labor law as UPS drivers.
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Open Memo to United States Senate:

As a limited-government/free market grassroots advocacy organization, Citizen Outreach RARELY finds itself on the same side of public policy issues as organized labor. We oppose EFCA, support right-to-work, oppose prevailing wage, support paycheck protection, oppose project labor agreements, and support worker replacement during strikes.
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