Hartford Paper Reports on Windsor Organizing Campaign - April 20, 2007

The Hartford Courant got early wind of the NLRB Region 34 decision and put out an article last Saturday.

FedEx spokesperson Perry Colosimo continue to live in an alternate universe and repeats the company line.

"We disagree with the NLRB regional district's ruling and, as usual in these cases, we're prepared to go forth with an election at our Hartford facility," said Perry Colosimo, a spokesman for FedEx Ground.

Colosimo said most of the FedEx workers that the company considers to be independent contractors would prefer to remain independent. He did not say whether the company would appeal the decision.

Hello, Perry?  Didn't you read the Region 34 Director's decision that said, "Between November 2, 2004 and September 20, 2006, three other regional offices have issued a total of four Decisions and Direction of Elections regarding the issue of whether the Employer's contract drivers are employees or independent contractors...In all four DDE's, the Regional Directors rejected the company's claim that drivers at issue were independent contractors....I take administrative notice of the fact that the Board denied the Employer's Request for Review in all four cases regarding the determination that contract drivers were statutory employees within the meaning of the Act."

So who do you believe, Perry or the NLRB?