Wednesday, April 1, 2009
FedEx threatening Congress
The US Congress is currently considering a law that would make it easier for unions to organize at locations like FedEx. FedEx's response: the company is currently threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new cargo planes from Boeing if the law passes. Only about 1.5% of FedEx's employees are unionized (just the pilots) compared to over 1/2 of UPS' workforce. According to a FexEx spokesman, "the legislation could cripple the company and eliminate the need for the extra planes."
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You mean there are actually still businessmen in this country after all who aren't going to roll over? Maybe there is some hope afterall...
ReplyDeleteFact: UPS and FEDEX distribution centers are across the street from one another.
ReplyDeleteAssumption: The routes for the two companies (ones on which my residence is included) are similar.
Observatons: FEDEX packages arrive by lunch time. UPS packages arrive after dinner. I often see the UPS driver at the pizza parlor one block from my office around 5 PM.
I am wondering if unions create complacency? You think!?
Great to see that there are still business men in this country with some stones .
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