FedEx
FedEx profit more than doubles in fiscal 3rd qtr
FedEx Corp. said Thursday its profit between December and February more than doubled as its ground and freight segments shipped more packages and charged higher prices.
In its fiscal third quarter, the world’s second-largest package delivery company earned $521 million or $1.65 per share, compared with $231 million, or 73 cents per share, a year earlier.
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FedEx Unionization Measure Unlikely
The presumed new chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee said a provision sought by UPS and the Teamsters that would make unionizing FedEx easier is effectively dead.
Drivers sue FedEx over contractor status
Thirty-one current and former truck drivers at FedEx Corp (FDX.N) sued the U.S. package delivery company on Tuesday, claiming it improperly classifies them as independent contractors rather than employees.
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FedEx Drivers Aren’t Pilots
Watch the new Teamster video and take action to win organizing rights and level the playing field at FedEx.
Senate Maintains FedEx Loophole
The Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill yesterday, but excluded a provision that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize.
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Three States Propose to Sue FedEx
A FedEx scam to avoid unionization is coming under fire from three states that say they will sue FedEx over its policy of classifying drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees.
Teamsters Canada Launches Campaign to Organize FedEx
Teamsters Canada, an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has launched a full-scale campaign to organize Federal Express Canada Ltd. workers, Teamsters Canada President Robert Bouvier said Sept. 14. Read the rest …
Close the FedEx Loophole
Congress may soon vote on a bill to close the FedEx loophole that makes it harder for FedEx workers to unionize.
For years the corporation has used its lobbying muscle to be classified as an airline. This puts FedEx under the Railway Labor Act, which makes it much harder for workers to organize a union. Every other freight and parcel carrier—including UPS—is covered by the National Labor Relations Act. Read the rest …
Experts Say FedEx Anti-Union Campaign is Misleading
FedEx’s has launched a multi-million dollar PR campaign to stop federal legislation that would make it easier for drivers and package handlers to unionize.
But experts say the campaign is misleading and may backfire. Read the rest …
AP: FedEx readies campaign against UPS over labor bill
NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx Corp. is set to launch a multimillion dollar marketing campaign on Tuesday against chief rival UPS Inc., arguing the world’s largest shipping carrier is the driving force behind a bill that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize. Read the rest …
Fed Ex Threatens to Cancel Jet Order Over Pro-Union Bill
Reprinted from BNA Daily Labor Report
FedEx Corp is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organize at the package-delivery company, the Wall Street Journal said. Read the rest …
