FedEx Watch - Featured Stories

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April 25	Teamsters Support FedEx Express Workers Seeking JusticeTeamsters distributed information to Express workers about a class-action race discrimination suit filed against the company in December 2005. A judge’s ruling in late September 2005 opened the door for thousands of black and Latino employees to sue the company over claims of discrimination in pay, promotions, evaluations and discipline.
April 25	FedEx Freight Loses Labor Appeal at U.S. Appeals CourtFedEx bought American Freightways in 2001 and integrated AF into FedEx Freight. Teamsters Local 710 were in an organizing drive at the AF facility in Summit at the time FedEx management took over. Union supporter Tommy Glass faced retaliation and intimidation as part of the anti-union campaign run by management at that time. Glass filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board and the NLRB sided with Glass. FedEx took the unusually stubborn step and appealed the NLRB ruling to the Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit. The Court of Appeals decided in favor Glass for his reinstatement in December 2005.
April 25	NLRB Rules FedEx Home Drivers in Northboro, MA MisclassifiedThe National Labor Relations Board rules that 23 FedEx drivers in Massachusetts are employees, not independent contractors. The right to form a union affirmed for Northboro FedEx drivers.
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