In a “Review & Outlook” editorial published April 26, 2010, the Wall Street Journal characterized an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill which would place FedEx Express drivers under the same set of labor laws as every other package delivery driver in the nation as a “union bailout.” We respectfully disagree.
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In a recent Washington Times/FedEx editorial, the paper warned ominously that if a provision in the FAA reauthorization bill which would place FedEx Express drivers under the same labor law, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), as every other driver in the nation, “The result could be that a dozen workers in just one key city could, by striking, ground FedEx Express to a virtual halt nationwide.”
Hardly. Here’s the reality.
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In an interview following last week’s Memphis Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander is quoted in the Commercial Appeal as saying the following about an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill which would move FedEx Express delivery drivers under the same labor law as every other express delivery driver in the nation:
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The question of whether or not FedEx Express drivers are essential to the operation of FedEx’s air operations or merely a part of FedEx’s overall delivery operations is at the heart of the debate over an amendment to the FAA reauthorization bill which would move the company’s drivers under the same labor law as every other driver in the nation.
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In a Washington Times editorial last month, the paper inked the following:
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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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