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| August 17 |
Wilmington Update: NLRB Files Complaint for Failure to BargainThe National Labor Relations Board Region 1 in late July charged FedEx Ground with an unfair labor practice charge by refusing to bargain with the certified bargaining representatives, namely Teamsters Local Union 25. FedEx has answered by claiming, “There is no violation as a matter of law because contractors and swing contractors are not employees under the National Labor Relations Act.” NLRB Region 1 filed a motion for Summary Judgment before the full Board. The company will again trot out the same dog and pony show. In short order, the Board will issue a motion that finds FedEx is in violation of the NLRA. At that point, FedEx will have exhausted its legal options before the Board. FedEx has indicated to the media that the company expects to re-argue the employee status of the Wilmington drivers in United States Circuit Court.
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| August 13 |
CA Appeals Court Upholds Judgment: Drivers are Employees"In practice, therefore, the work performed by the drivers is wholly integrated into FedEx’s operation. The drivers look like FedEx employees, act like FedEx employees, are paid like FedEx employees and receive many employee benefits....The essence of the trial court’s statement of decision is that if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck...The trial court’s finding are supported by substantial evidence. FedEx’s control over every exquisite detail of the drivers’ performance, including the color of their socks and style of their hair, supports the trial court’s conclusion that the drivers are employees...Based on these facts, we reject FedEx’s contention that this is a ‘true entrepeneurial opportunity based on how well the drivers’ perform’ and conclude that substantial evidence supports the trial court’s findings that the drivers are employees, not independent contractors.” Read the entire ruling at our Resource page.
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| August 01 |
Teamsters and MEM Mechanics Announce MeetingUnited We Bargain, Divided We Beg - We, as FedEx Express employees, have lived and enjoyed working for a company that has historically utilized a People Service Profit philosophy. Take care of your people and your people will take care of you. This worked well for FedEx as the company established itself and developed a new industry. Today, we live and work in an environment that dictates that the company no longer wishes to do business as a company and must evolve into a corporation. This transition signaled an end to the PSP philosophy for us. The Corporation has shown us what we need to do in order to secure our future and livelihood here at FedEx. We need a union now! We need the Teamsters now! Signed, FedxMX Organizing Committee
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