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Why Does Ups Only Hire People Part Time W/ No Benefits And On Call.
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I would love to see the teamsters come in and organize the package handlers at Fedex ground. They treat everybody as a replaceable cog and the union could help level the playing field. The fedex drivers make the same rate as ups drivers but they must keep up their trucks pay insurance costs and pay for the truck. The playing field between ups and fedex is not fair nor even. But what does the union do? NOTHING. I have never seen a teamster doing a thing nor have i ever heard them approach the fedex package handlers or the drivers. Why? I wish i knew. Make the competition fair and equitable and see who wins. Fedex is cheating. They pay no workers comp, health insurance, holiday pay, overtime pay, or any other benefit. If ever there was a company ripe for organizing it is fedex ground. The new management is hard on people and the teamsters are not jumping on this opportunity. WHY? Are the teamsters doing that well that they do not need any new members. If they do not bring up the wages at fedex and dhl ups will in time go the way of Consolidated Freightways. UPS cannot compete financially and if they continue to yeild market share to fedex ground and allow outsized profits to flow to fedex corp, Fedex will eliminate ups within 10-15 years. Look what has happened to the trucking industry the union truck companies barely make any money and do not invest in their operations because they do not have the money to do so. They non-union trucks companies make money and are doing well. It will be the same with UPS unless the teamsters help UPS survive. Fedex ground is ripe for the union to come in represent them.
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Neither one of these posters make any sense.....or am i just not reading the fine print?
brownmonster
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Whimpy, you sound like one of our managers. I think it was about 15, 20 years ago. Amazing how our revenue has doubled since then.
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Union: FedEx could pay millions to California drivers
Friday September 21, 4:18 pm ET
FedEx Corp. could pay nearly $33 million in severance costs for California delivery drivers, the Teamsters union said Friday.
According to the Teamsters, the company wants single-route contractors to take on multiple routes or sell their routes to others.
The Teamsters say they have learned from FedEx drivers the company is offering incentives from $25,000 to $33,000 per contractor to leave their jobs.
However, a spokesman for FedEx told the Associated Press it had not discussed the value of any payments with the union.
The union also said it will sponsor a shareholder proposal at the FedEx annual meeting Sept. 24 to split the positions of chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Currently FedEx founder Fred S holds both of those titles. The split would provider greater independence and more accountability, the union said.
Union: FedEx could pay millions to California drivers
Friday September 21, 4:18 pm ET
FedEx Corp. could pay nearly $33 million in severance costs for California delivery drivers, the Teamsters union said Friday.
According to the Teamsters, the company wants single-route contractors to take on multiple routes or sell their routes to others.
The Teamsters say they have learned from FedEx drivers the company is offering incentives from $25,000 to $33,000 per contractor to leave their jobs.
However, a spokesman for FedEx told the Associated Press it had not discussed the value of any payments with the union.
The union also said it will sponsor a shareholder proposal at the FedEx annual meeting Sept. 24 to split the positions of chief executive officer and chairman of the board. Currently FedEx founder Fred S holds both of those titles. The split would provider greater independence and more accountability, the union said.
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Union: FedEx May Pay Drivers Up to $33M
Friday September 21, 4:17 pm ET
By Samantha Bomkamp, AP Business Writer Teamsters Claim FedEx May Pay Calif. Drivers Up to $33 Million to Sell or Take on More Routes
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Teamsters union said Friday FedEx Corp. may pay up to $33 million in incentives to delivery drivers in California, but a company spokesman says it hasn't discussed the value of any payments with the union.
The incentives are designed to prompt California single-route drivers to take on more routes or sell existing ones. FedEx spokesman Maury Lane said the company and the Teamsters didn't discuss the monetary value of the incentives.
"That number is pure fantasy," Lane said. "We haven't discussed any numbers with anyone. FedEx does not release information on planned incentives."
Thursday, the package delivery company said the proposed incentives were in response to "current regulatory and legal uncertainty in California," which involve a dispute over the company's drivers serving as independent contractors, rather than company employees.
Teamsters spokesman David Welker said if drivers retain one route, they are considered direct employees of a company under California law. By giving a driver multiple routes, Welker said FedEx is skirting the legal issues by effectively transforming the drivers into "middle-managers."
Welker said the union got the incentive figure from California drivers who were offered incentive packages Thursday. The incentives, Welker said, ranged from $25,000 to $33,000 for each driver. The figure was then multiplied by the 1,000 FedEx drivers in California.
But Lane said that a quarter of the California drivers are already on multiple route contracts, and combined own half the routes in California.
"Although the company says this number is not material, what's happening in California is just the tip of the iceberg," Welker said.
FedEx has about 15,000 contractors nationwide.
The union said it's also sponsoring a shareholder proposal at FedEx Corp.'s annual meeting on Monday that seeks to split the roles of chief executive and chairman, in an effort "to assure board independence and better corporate governance."
Both roles are currently held by Fred S.
"The proposal is based in part on the board of directors' failure to instruct management to fully disclose the liabilities and potential financial impact of a major change in the FedEx Ground business model," the union said in a statement.
Although the union does not represent any of the California drivers, Welsh said the Teamsters union and the Teamsters pension fund are FedEx shareholders.
FedEx shares fell 35 cents to $104.10 in afternoon trading.
Friday September 21, 4:17 pm ET
By Samantha Bomkamp, AP Business Writer Teamsters Claim FedEx May Pay Calif. Drivers Up to $33 Million to Sell or Take on More Routes
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Teamsters union said Friday FedEx Corp. may pay up to $33 million in incentives to delivery drivers in California, but a company spokesman says it hasn't discussed the value of any payments with the union.
The incentives are designed to prompt California single-route drivers to take on more routes or sell existing ones. FedEx spokesman Maury Lane said the company and the Teamsters didn't discuss the monetary value of the incentives.
"That number is pure fantasy," Lane said. "We haven't discussed any numbers with anyone. FedEx does not release information on planned incentives."
Thursday, the package delivery company said the proposed incentives were in response to "current regulatory and legal uncertainty in California," which involve a dispute over the company's drivers serving as independent contractors, rather than company employees.
Teamsters spokesman David Welker said if drivers retain one route, they are considered direct employees of a company under California law. By giving a driver multiple routes, Welker said FedEx is skirting the legal issues by effectively transforming the drivers into "middle-managers."
Welker said the union got the incentive figure from California drivers who were offered incentive packages Thursday. The incentives, Welker said, ranged from $25,000 to $33,000 for each driver. The figure was then multiplied by the 1,000 FedEx drivers in California.
But Lane said that a quarter of the California drivers are already on multiple route contracts, and combined own half the routes in California.
"Although the company says this number is not material, what's happening in California is just the tip of the iceberg," Welker said.
FedEx has about 15,000 contractors nationwide.
The union said it's also sponsoring a shareholder proposal at FedEx Corp.'s annual meeting on Monday that seeks to split the roles of chief executive and chairman, in an effort "to assure board independence and better corporate governance."
Both roles are currently held by Fred S.
"The proposal is based in part on the board of directors' failure to instruct management to fully disclose the liabilities and potential financial impact of a major change in the FedEx Ground business model," the union said in a statement.
Although the union does not represent any of the California drivers, Welsh said the Teamsters union and the Teamsters pension fund are FedEx shareholders.
FedEx shares fell 35 cents to $104.10 in afternoon trading.
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Reuters.....
Mon Oct 15 21:08:16 UTC 2007
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A California court has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that was aimed at stopping FedEx Corp <FDX.N> from changing its contractor model at its ground business in the state.
In September, the Memphis-based package delivery company began instituting changes to the FedEx Ground model, which has been the subject of a long-running lawsuit that challenges its use of contractors instead of employees to deliver packages.
Lawyers representing present and former contractors say these drivers should be treated as employees and receive benefits. FedEx says the contractors are entrepreneurs, not employees.
The change in FedEx Ground's model in California consists of phasing out the single-route contractors and replacing them with multiple route contractors, which the California courts have so far ruled it can use. Under the multiple-route system, FedEx uses one contractor, who would subcontract individual routes to others.
This came after a ruling by the California Court of Appeal in August, upholding an earlier decision that single-route drivers at FedEx Ground should be classified as employees.
The latest appellate court ruling, dated Oct 12, rejected the request for the restraining order against FedEx Ground. The court ruled, "In effect, the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction asks the court to make FedEx Ground continue the business model for which it is being sued and for which the plaintiffs seek damages."
"Further, uncertainty as to the status and future of (single-route) contractors would menace FedEx Ground's ability to maintain a stable work force in its heaviest business season, threatening incalculable damages to FedEx Ground's till, good will, and future business," the court finding continued.
FedEx, like main rival United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N>, faces its busiest time of year in the fourth quarter, when the holiday season falls.
FedEx welcome the new court ruling.
"There is no question that we will move ahead with our plan that allows us to better serve our customers and independent contractors, while balancing the difficult legal and regulatory environment in California," FedEx spokesman Maury Lane said. (Reporting by Nick Carey, editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
Mon Oct 15 21:08:16 UTC 2007
CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A California court has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that was aimed at stopping FedEx Corp <FDX.N> from changing its contractor model at its ground business in the state.
In September, the Memphis-based package delivery company began instituting changes to the FedEx Ground model, which has been the subject of a long-running lawsuit that challenges its use of contractors instead of employees to deliver packages.
Lawyers representing present and former contractors say these drivers should be treated as employees and receive benefits. FedEx says the contractors are entrepreneurs, not employees.
The change in FedEx Ground's model in California consists of phasing out the single-route contractors and replacing them with multiple route contractors, which the California courts have so far ruled it can use. Under the multiple-route system, FedEx uses one contractor, who would subcontract individual routes to others.
This came after a ruling by the California Court of Appeal in August, upholding an earlier decision that single-route drivers at FedEx Ground should be classified as employees.
The latest appellate court ruling, dated Oct 12, rejected the request for the restraining order against FedEx Ground. The court ruled, "In effect, the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction asks the court to make FedEx Ground continue the business model for which it is being sued and for which the plaintiffs seek damages."
"Further, uncertainty as to the status and future of (single-route) contractors would menace FedEx Ground's ability to maintain a stable work force in its heaviest business season, threatening incalculable damages to FedEx Ground's till, good will, and future business," the court finding continued.
FedEx, like main rival United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N>, faces its busiest time of year in the fourth quarter, when the holiday season falls.
FedEx welcome the new court ruling.
"There is no question that we will move ahead with our plan that allows us to better serve our customers and independent contractors, while balancing the difficult legal and regulatory environment in California," FedEx spokesman Maury Lane said. (Reporting by Nick Carey, editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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FedEx Suit Gets Class-Action Status
Tuesday October 16, 7:05 am ET FedEx Driver Lawsuit on Unionization Given Class-Action Status, Company to Appeal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Tuesday a federal court approved class-action status for a lawsuit filed by FedEx Ground delivery drivers, challenging the company's labor rules.
FedEx said it plans to appeal the decision by Judge Robert Miller of the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana. The ruling covers 14,000 current and 10,000 former FedEx Ground delivery drivers in 36 states.
FedEx says its drivers are independent contractors, which prohibits them under federal labor laws from organizing.
Tuesday October 16, 7:05 am ET FedEx Driver Lawsuit on Unionization Given Class-Action Status, Company to Appeal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Tuesday a federal court approved class-action status for a lawsuit filed by FedEx Ground delivery drivers, challenging the company's labor rules.
FedEx said it plans to appeal the decision by Judge Robert Miller of the U.S. District Court for Northern Indiana. The ruling covers 14,000 current and 10,000 former FedEx Ground delivery drivers in 36 states.
FedEx says its drivers are independent contractors, which prohibits them under federal labor laws from organizing.
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Fred S is the Devil himself. 
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FedEx Cuts 2Q, Full-Year Outlook
Friday November 16, 9:50 am ET FedEx Cuts Outlook for 2nd Quarter and Full Year on Rising Fuel Costs, Freight Slump
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx Corp. cut its earnings expectations for the fiscal second quarter and full year, citing soaring fuel costs and a troubled U.S. freight market.
Its shares sank nearly 5 percent in morning trading.
For the second quarter ending Nov. 30, the company expects to earn $1.45 to $1.55 per share, compared with a previous forecast of $1.60 to $1.75 per share. For the fiscal year ending in May, the company forecast earnings of $6.40 to $6.70 per share, down from a prior range of $6.70 to $7.10 per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected the company to earn $1.71 per share for the quarter and $6.87 per share for the year.
Fed Ex shares sank $4.77 to $96.60 in morning trading Friday after sinking to a 52-week low of $96.10 earlier.
"Since September, our fuel costs have increased more than 8 percent, or $85 million," said Alan B. Graf Jr., the FedEx chief financial officer. "While we have dynamic fuel surcharges in place, they cannot keep pace in the short-term with rapidly rising fuel prices." "In addition, less-than-truckload freight trends in the FedEx Freight segment remain weak, despite economic signs that the decline in U.S. industrial production has hit bottom," he added. "We are taking prudent steps to reduce expenses, and are reviewing our capital investment plans for further reductions."
Friday November 16, 9:50 am ET FedEx Cuts Outlook for 2nd Quarter and Full Year on Rising Fuel Costs, Freight Slump
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- FedEx Corp. cut its earnings expectations for the fiscal second quarter and full year, citing soaring fuel costs and a troubled U.S. freight market.
Its shares sank nearly 5 percent in morning trading.
For the second quarter ending Nov. 30, the company expects to earn $1.45 to $1.55 per share, compared with a previous forecast of $1.60 to $1.75 per share. For the fiscal year ending in May, the company forecast earnings of $6.40 to $6.70 per share, down from a prior range of $6.70 to $7.10 per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected the company to earn $1.71 per share for the quarter and $6.87 per share for the year.
Fed Ex shares sank $4.77 to $96.60 in morning trading Friday after sinking to a 52-week low of $96.10 earlier.
"Since September, our fuel costs have increased more than 8 percent, or $85 million," said Alan B. Graf Jr., the FedEx chief financial officer. "While we have dynamic fuel surcharges in place, they cannot keep pace in the short-term with rapidly rising fuel prices." "In addition, less-than-truckload freight trends in the FedEx Freight segment remain weak, despite economic signs that the decline in U.S. industrial production has hit bottom," he added. "We are taking prudent steps to reduce expenses, and are reviewing our capital investment plans for further reductions."
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LOS ANGELES, Nov 28 (Reuters) -
California's Supreme Court denied an appeal by FedEx Corp (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to overturn a state court ruling that found the company's drivers are employees and not independent contractors, attorneys for the drivers said on Wednesday.
In August, the California Court of Appeals also denied the shipping company's appeal in the case, Estrada vs. FedEx Ground Package System Inc., and found that FedEx Ground drivers were entitled to reimbursement for about $6 million in additional expenses, which brought total damages in the case to about $11 million for 200 drivers.
A FedEx representative was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Lisa Baertlein; Editing by Gary Hill)
California's Supreme Court denied an appeal by FedEx Corp (FDX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to overturn a state court ruling that found the company's drivers are employees and not independent contractors, attorneys for the drivers said on Wednesday.
In August, the California Court of Appeals also denied the shipping company's appeal in the case, Estrada vs. FedEx Ground Package System Inc., and found that FedEx Ground drivers were entitled to reimbursement for about $6 million in additional expenses, which brought total damages in the case to about $11 million for 200 drivers.
A FedEx representative was not immediately available for comment. (Reporting by Lisa Baertlein; Editing by Gary Hill)
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Excellent news indeed 
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FedEx Fined for Misclassifying Drivers
Wednesday December 19, 3:29 pm ET Mass. Fines FedEx Ground for Saying Drivers Were Contractors
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts attorney general fined FedEx Corp.'s ground delivery unit more than $190,000 Wednesday, alleging the company illegally classified 13 drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Attorney General Martha Coakley said the drivers' contractor status violated the state's Independent Contractor Law, and unfairly deprived them of benefits such as health care, workers' compensation and, in some cases, overtime pay.
By not hiring the drivers as employees, Pittsburgh-based FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc. also deprives Massachusetts of tax revenue by not deducting and withholding taxes from employee pay checks, Coakley alleged.
Maury Lane, a spokesman for FedEx Ground's Memphis, Tenn.-based parent, FedEx Corp., said the company believed the drivers were properly classified and planned to appeal the citations.
In addition to penalties of more than $190,000, Coakley ordered the company to pay restitution to 13 drivers.
Coakley's office began investigating over the summer after receiving a driver tip. It eventually identified at least 13 drivers the state believes were misclassified, said Harry Pierre, a spokesman for Coakley.
Coakley's office is continuing to investigate FedEx Ground, which has more than 400 contract drivers in Massachusetts.
Those drivers' annual pay averages about $85,000, Lane said.
Lane said Coakley's action "will have a chilling effect" on the ability of employers to hire independent contractors for tasks as diverse as driving trucks and practicing medicine.
While some FedEx drivers have embraced their contractor status, others have fought to be classified as employees in lawsuits brought in dozens of states. In October, a federal judge in Indiana approved class-action status for a lawsuit filed on behalf of about 14,000 drivers.
FedEx's contractor drivers own trucks and routes and pay all operating costs. They can hire employees to drive for them and can potentially earn more than they would as FedEx employees.
FedEx Fined for Misclassifying Drivers
Wednesday December 19, 3:29 pm ET Mass. Fines FedEx Ground for Saying Drivers Were Contractors
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts attorney general fined FedEx Corp.'s ground delivery unit more than $190,000 Wednesday, alleging the company illegally classified 13 drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
Attorney General Martha Coakley said the drivers' contractor status violated the state's Independent Contractor Law, and unfairly deprived them of benefits such as health care, workers' compensation and, in some cases, overtime pay.
By not hiring the drivers as employees, Pittsburgh-based FedEx Ground Package Systems Inc. also deprives Massachusetts of tax revenue by not deducting and withholding taxes from employee pay checks, Coakley alleged.
Maury Lane, a spokesman for FedEx Ground's Memphis, Tenn.-based parent, FedEx Corp., said the company believed the drivers were properly classified and planned to appeal the citations.
In addition to penalties of more than $190,000, Coakley ordered the company to pay restitution to 13 drivers.
Coakley's office began investigating over the summer after receiving a driver tip. It eventually identified at least 13 drivers the state believes were misclassified, said Harry Pierre, a spokesman for Coakley.
Coakley's office is continuing to investigate FedEx Ground, which has more than 400 contract drivers in Massachusetts.
Those drivers' annual pay averages about $85,000, Lane said.
Lane said Coakley's action "will have a chilling effect" on the ability of employers to hire independent contractors for tasks as diverse as driving trucks and practicing medicine.
While some FedEx drivers have embraced their contractor status, others have fought to be classified as employees in lawsuits brought in dozens of states. In October, a federal judge in Indiana approved class-action status for a lawsuit filed on behalf of about 14,000 drivers.
FedEx's contractor drivers own trucks and routes and pay all operating costs. They can hire employees to drive for them and can potentially earn more than they would as FedEx employees.
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NYPD: Robbers Target FedEx Truck in NYC
Friday December 21, 11:34 am ET NYPD: Robbers Descend on FedEx Truck in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gun-toting carjackers hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street -- along with the driver who was later found in Brooklyn, officials said.
The driver wasn't hurt, police and FedEx Corp. spokesman Steve Barber said.
The truck -- an 18-wheeler that is one of the biggest FedEx vehicles -- was later found abandoned in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn around 5:30 a.m. Police said none of the property appeared to be missing.
The FedEx Express truck was headed to a company facility in Newark, N.J., after midnight when two men brandishing a gun confronted the driver at a traffic light, police said. The driver was forced out of the truck and into a car. He was found at about 1:30 a.m. in Brooklyn, police said.
Sandra Munoz, a FedEx spokeswoman at the company's headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., said FedEx was working with police.
"We don't know whether anything is missing at this point. But this is a busy time of the year, and people are shipping Christmas presents," Munoz said.
Munoz said FedEx could not estimate the value of the cargo until police released the truck, which can hold as much as 80,000 pounds when full.
NYPD: Robbers Target FedEx Truck in NYC
Friday December 21, 11:34 am ET NYPD: Robbers Descend on FedEx Truck in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gun-toting carjackers hijacked a FedEx delivery truck loaded with Christmas presents early Friday on a Manhattan street -- along with the driver who was later found in Brooklyn, officials said.
The driver wasn't hurt, police and FedEx Corp. spokesman Steve Barber said.
The truck -- an 18-wheeler that is one of the biggest FedEx vehicles -- was later found abandoned in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn around 5:30 a.m. Police said none of the property appeared to be missing.
The FedEx Express truck was headed to a company facility in Newark, N.J., after midnight when two men brandishing a gun confronted the driver at a traffic light, police said. The driver was forced out of the truck and into a car. He was found at about 1:30 a.m. in Brooklyn, police said.
Sandra Munoz, a FedEx spokeswoman at the company's headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., said FedEx was working with police.
"We don't know whether anything is missing at this point. But this is a busy time of the year, and people are shipping Christmas presents," Munoz said.
Munoz said FedEx could not estimate the value of the cargo until police released the truck, which can hold as much as 80,000 pounds when full.
