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<blockquote data-quote="Star B" data-source="post: 2717740" data-attributes="member: 61246">You&#039;re right, there is no difference if you just look at the physical aspect of picking up and dropping off.&nbsp; The difference that looms over FedEx is the regulatory and law.&nbsp; FedEx needs the control that they can wield over employees.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t sure they can wield that kind of power over contractors. Right now, if they wanted to make the commit time for all P1 0900, it just takes a memo, reprogramming, and manpower allocation to make it happen.&nbsp; With a contractor workforce, depending on how they write the contracts, it may take months to a year to fully implement it.Additionally.... its also PR.&nbsp; Imagine the headlines that would roll thru the newspapers &quot;FedEx Express lays off all employees and outsources to contractors&quot;.&nbsp; UPS would be quick to exclaim loud and proud &quot;WE ARE A 100% EMPLOYEE COMPANY!&nbsp; TRUST US, NOT SOME SUBCONTRACTED IDIOT&quot;You get better PR saying &quot;we&#039;re bringing everything in-house&quot; vs &quot;We&#039;re outsourcing everything to contractors&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Star B, post: 2717740, member: 61246"] You're right, there is no difference if you just look at the physical aspect of picking up and dropping off. The difference that looms over FedEx is the regulatory and law. FedEx needs the control that they can wield over employees. They aren't sure they can wield that kind of power over contractors. Right now, if they wanted to make the commit time for all P1 0900, it just takes a memo, reprogramming, and manpower allocation to make it happen. With a contractor workforce, depending on how they write the contracts, it may take months to a year to fully implement it. Additionally.... its also PR. Imagine the headlines that would roll thru the newspapers "FedEx Express lays off all employees and outsources to contractors". UPS would be quick to exclaim loud and proud "WE ARE A 100% EMPLOYEE COMPANY! TRUST US, NOT SOME SUBCONTRACTED IDIOT" You get better PR saying "we're bringing everything in-house" vs "We're outsourcing everything to contractors". [/QUOTE]

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