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Comment on The Great FedEx Bailout Bill of 2010 by Pharma Conduct Guy

Pharma Conduct Guy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:41:04 +0000

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Comment on New Year – Same Ol’ FedEx BS by Tim

Tim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:20:16 +0000

Suppose that Wells Fargo, the nation’s fourth largest financial services company by assets, claimed that it should be regulated not as a financial institution, but as a stagecoach service — because that is how it was originally founded.
As ridiculous as such an assertion is, it is essentially the argument that FedEx Express uses regarding its delivery service — and one it has gotten away with for years.
The FedEx argument goes like this: it is an airline because it was initially founded as an airline thirty-six years ago, denying that fundamental aspects of its business have changed over the years. Carrying its argument one step further, it then asserts that its FedEx Express delivery truck drivers are, in fact, airline employees engaging in airline activities and that 85% of its packages are delivered by air! Maybe they should be called “truck pilots.” Perhaps one has even landed his truck in your driveway. The truth is that 100% of all FedEx packages are delivered by truck
Companies engaged in the same industry and performing the same service should be subject to the same law. A truck driver is a truck driver. Not even a federal loophole can make them aviators.

Comment on New Year – Same Ol’ FedEx BS by judester

judester — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:17:36 +0000

I agree…much better

Comment on Alice in Albuquerque Turkeyland by judester

judester — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:52:37 +0000

Someone give me a break…I, as a Fedex courier have never flown, nor will I ever fly an airplane..I can’t even jump seat. I do the same job as every UPS driver out there. I deliver and pick up packages..It’s as simple as that…There is no difference between what I do and what a UPS driver does.

Comment on Finally, Something FedEx and UPS Can Agree On by Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:17:49 +0000

Why throw the baby out with the bathwater? UPS should continue to fight to be covered under the RLA, what would be the point of screwing up both companies?

Comment on FedEx Desperate to Keep Special Labor Law Treatment by FedEx 4 Life

FedEx 4 Life — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:35 +0000

Your resentment is misplaced. I’ve never been in a position to “screw” anyone nor would I do that even if I was in such a position. I bleed Purple everyday.

Comment on FedEx Desperate to Keep Special Labor Law Treatment by C.S

C.S — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:58:04 +0000

Type your comment here

FedEx 4 Life : I’m sure if we all acted on impulse and that frame-of-mind, we wouldn’t get too far in life. Of course, the difference is something FedEx did to me personally vs. something the gov’t or another agency did (although I’ve yet to find the utopian job). If FedEx truly did something that completely made my job miserable to the point I could not work there any longer, then I would look for another job; however, to date, I have nothing that would warrant me to seek employment elsewhere.

Well, that's great! I'll be glad to hear about your kind leaving when you aren't man enough to deal with a workforce that actually has some legal backing. You guys have screwed so many of us and your day is coming.

Comment on FedEx Desperate to Keep Special Labor Law Treatment by FedEx 4 Life

FedEx 4 Life — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:04:40 +0000

I’m sure if we all acted on impulse and that frame-of-mind, we wouldn’t get too far in life.

Of course, the difference is something FedEx did to me personally vs. something the gov’t or another agency did (although I’ve yet to find the utopian job).

If FedEx truly did something that completely made my job miserable to the point I could not work there any longer, then I would look for another job; however, to date, I have nothing that would warrant me to seek employment elsewhere.

Comment on FedEx Desperate to Keep Special Labor Law Treatment by C.S

C.S — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:44:39 +0000

Type your comment here

FedEx 4 Life : There is also no other airline that has the same business model as FedEx Express; so much for innovation… If we want to organize as a whole, so be it; however, I have a problem with local unionization potentially affecting my job – especially with ridiculous “vote cast” rules. FedEx is only trying to protect its business model. Forcing different labor laws on FedEx Express will force it to change the way it operates.

I've been told that if I don't like the way things are at Fedex, then I can just quit and find another job. If the labor classification changes and you Fedex defenders are not happy, then why can't you go find another job. You know, "if you don't like it quit" LOL

Comment on FedEx Desperate to Keep Special Labor Law Treatment by FedEx 4 Life

FedEx 4 Life — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:25:30 +0000

There is also no other airline that has the same business model as FedEx Express; so much for innovation…

If we want to organize as a whole, so be it; however, I have a problem with local unionization potentially affecting my job – especially with ridiculous “vote cast” rules.

FedEx is only trying to protect its business model. Forcing different labor laws on FedEx Express will force it to change the way it operates.