DATE TITLE
December 21 ARAW and LCCR CommentaryAmerican Rights At Work Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights President Wade Henderson write an opinion piece the conclusions of their joint report.
-- Waltham Daily News Tribune
October 22 Commercial Appeal on Class CertificationThe hometown Memphis Commercial Appeal looks at the national class action certification ruling from the context of the Tennessee member case.
-- Memphis Commercial Appeal
October 17 FedEx Ground Expansion in Detroit ProfiledThe new facility in the Detroit area is profiled by the local newspaper.
-- Detroit News
September 13 More Tax Breaks for FedEx Ground ExpansionAnother ill-conceived giveaway to FedEx Ground to expand operations near Youngstown, OH.  No numbers comparing full time jobs to part time jobs to contractors.  Just $8 million in corporate welfare.
-- Mahoning County Tribune Chronicle
August 22 FedEx Legal Battle in California ContinuesA human resource trade publication delves into FedEx Ground legal issues in California.
-- Workforce Management
August 14 FedEx Loses Appeal in CaliforniaFedEx Ground lost an appeal before the California Court of Appeals of a lower court ruling finding drivers to be employees.  The Appeals Court sent back to the lower court the $5.3 million award for recalculation to include additional expenses wrongfully taken from drivers.
-- Bloomberg
August 13 Bloomberg: FedEx Drivers File LawsuitThe headline writer misses the point.  Bloomberg revisits the FedEx Ground misclassification issue.
-- Salt Lake Tribune
July 30 North Carolina Express Hub DreamingFedEx Express received $115 million in tax incentives to build its airhub at the Greensboro airport.  A commentator for the Winston, NC newspaper analyzes the potential benefits to the region.
-- Winston Salem Journal
July 23 FedEx Ground Hub Location Stirs PoliticiansThe possible relocation of a FedEx Ground hub in northern Ohio is stirring up a fight between local politicians.  Elected leaders in Toledo and in neighboring Wood County are in a war of words over site selection for FedEx Ground’s hub.
-- Toledo Blade
July 06 Wilmington Paper Notes NLRB CertificationThe hometown Wilmington Advocate filed an article that notes the recent NLRB certification of Local Union 25 as collective bargaining representative for the two Home Delivery units in Wilmington, MA.
-- Wilmington Advocate
June 28 So Illinois Town Site for Possible FedEx Ground BarnAnother town falls for the ‘new jobs’ line from the ‘good corporate citizen’ FedEx Ground.
-- The Southern Illinoisian
June 27 Oregon Town Considering Tax Break for FDXAlthough the article doesn’t say clearly, the tax break under consideration must be for a FedEx Ground facility.
-- Gresham Outlook
June 08 Brethren Benefit Trust Screens Out FedEx Corp.An investment agency of the Church of the Brethren has identified FedEx Corp as one of the 25 largest defense contractors for the US military.  The Brethren Benefit Trust has decided to not invest in FedEx stock and also stop using FedEx for its delivery service.
-- Church of the Brethren General Board
June 08 Fred Smith as Cabinet Official?The Memphis alternate newspaper looks into the smoke around the political talk swirling around FedEx CEO Fred Smith.
-- Memphis Daily News
June 04 Tennessean Businessman ProfiledThe Memphis paper profiles a serial entrepeneur with an interesting background “At the time, he was an independent contractor in the area for Fedex Home Delivery, but was going into debt and working 14- and 16-hour days, he said.”  There must be more to this story.
-- Memphis Commercial Appeal
May 29 Teamster Campaign in Central Mass AnalyzedTeamsters Local Union 170 and FedEx Home Delivery drivers in Northboro, MA are still fighting back against company intimidation.  The ‘independent contractor’ versus employee issue is just one aspect of the fight.  The article analyzes the conditions in central Massachusetts parcel delivery and freight industries.
-- Worcester Business Journal
May 11 Chattanooga Site to Become FedEx Ground BarnThe local newspaper reported that FedEx Ground has selected a former landfill as the site for a new terminal.  County officials are willing to get state money for the development.  The site is reported to be part of the company’s multi-year $1.8 billion dollar expansion.
-- The Chattanoogan
April 25 Retirement Benefit Change at FedEx NotedUnder a fear-mongering title, the article notes the long-term saving shortfalls of many Americans.  The author also mentions the recent FedEx decision to end its defined benefit pension program for Express workers.
-- Motley Fool
April 16 Fred Smith Ties Himself to John McCainJohn McCain’s speech in Memphis included an introduction by FedEx Chairman and CEO Fred Smith.
-- Associated Press
April 13 Fred Smith to Introduce John McCain in MemphisNews report covers Sen. John McCain’s campaign stop in Memphis on April 13, 2007 and notes the close relationship between McCain and FedEx CEO Fred Smith.
-- Memphis Daily News
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