FedEx contractor revolt?

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FedEx Power Play Sends the Wrong Message to Contractors

Abolishing the delivery business of it most prominent critic isn’t going to end widespread discontent.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[thedownhillEXPRESS]

FedEx Power Play Sends the Wrong Message to Contractors

Abolishing the delivery business of it most prominent critic isn’t going to end widespread discontent.

www.bloomberg.com

I’m sure it won’t but what it did do was take all the air out of the touted “Ground Black Friday” disaster narrative.Patton played his hand way too early and was shown the door. I’m sure this has also scared the heck out of many others into compliance.

 

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I’m sure it won’t but what it did do was take all the air out of the touted “Ground Black Friday” disaster narrative.Patton played his hand way too early and was shown the door. I’m sure this has also scared the heck out of many others into compliance.

lol. No. Just the opposite.

 

[XEQaF]

I’m sure it won’t but what it did do was take all the air out of the touted “Ground Black Friday” disaster narrative.Patton played his hand way too early and was shown the door. I’m sure this has also scared the heck out of many others into compliance.

What Patton did was give FDX plenty of time to come to the table and negotiate something. I just hope Contractors will show some strength and unity or else nothing will come of it

 

[XEQaF]

anyone know any news how they are handling the Patton Void?

 

[It will be fine]

anyone know any news how they are handling the Patton Void?

Not very well. They are bringing in outside cartage companies. They don’t have enough contingency contractors willing to do it in house.

 

[Aquaman]

What Patton did was give FDX plenty of time to come to the table and negotiate something. I just hope Contractors will show some strength and unity or else nothing will come of it

Nobody under the FedEx umbrella is going to show unity. They’ve got the dogs trained well.

 

[Gone fishin]

Not very well. They are bringing in outside cartage companies. They don’t have enough contingency contractors willing to do it in house.
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Expect ground shifting freight to express

 

[bacha29]

Not very well. They are bringing in outside cartage companies. They don’t have enough contingency contractors willing to do it in house.
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This plea went out several days before Patton was terminated. One has to wonder if this is one of the "levers of contingency" Ground said they had and had them all lined up about the same time Patton held his contractor convention ?

 

[It will be fine]

This plea went out several days before Patton was terminated. One has to wonder if this is one of the "levers of contingency" Ground said they had and had them all lined up about the same time Patton held his contractor convention ?

No doubt they planned the termination well in advance, but if this is their plan now, peak will be a disaster.

 

[BoxDriver]

Expect ground shifting freight to express

I’m in one of the cities in that ad, and I know Express can barely handle their own stuff here let alone taking on Pattons routes. Blank Sprinters is all I’ve seen here.

 

[Gone fishin]

I’m in one of the cities in that ad, and I know Express can barely handle their own stuff here let alone taking on Pattons routes. Blank Sprinters is all I’ve seen here.

Our senior mentioned it , they have temps delivering in cars at ground . My business customers are freaking out. Something has to give

 

[It will be fine]

Our senior mentioned it , they have temps delivering in cars at ground . My business customers are freaking out. Something has to give

Randos delivering out of their cars is what Ground has been pushing us to use lately. It’s an insurance nightmare if you ask me, but that’s what corporate thinks will save money.

 

[floridays]

Nobody under the FedEx umbrella is going to show unity. They’ve got the dogs trained well.

Except the pilots, where the gray matter resides.

 

[Gone fishin]

Randos delivering out of their cars is what Ground has been pushing us to use lately. It’s an insurance nightmare if you ask me, but that’s what corporate thinks will save money.

That’s scary in itself

 

[MAKAVELI]

Expect ground shifting freight to express

Now you know why we got a raise.

 

[Gone fishin]

Now you know why we got a raise.

I thought the same thing

 

[Nolimitz]

 

[floridays]

Now you know why we got a raise.

Tighten your chinstrap, buckle up

 

[MAKAVELI]

Tighten your chinstrap, buckle up

I've never been scurred of work as long as I'm compensated for it.