FedEx, UPS clash over bill on FedEx labor rules

[thejoe]

In question is a reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration passed in May by the U.S. House of Representatives, under which FedEx employees would be covered by the National Labor Relations Act instead of the Railway Labor Act. The bill is awaiting Senate approval.

FedEx, UPS clash over bill on FedEx labor rules | Reuters

[snake eyes]

It should be one level playing field. fed ex has had it to good to long. welcome to the real world always looking for a loopholw like a rat.

[marine6]

If FedEx did not want to be a truck line they should not have baught American Freightways. Thier terminal in Edwardsville, KS is twice the size of our ABF terminal in Kansas City and larger then the YRC terminal. It is about time they had to play by the same rules as the rest of us.

[brigpilgrim]

Originally Posted by marine6

If FedEx did not want to be a truck line they should not have baught American Freightways. Thier terminal in Edwardsville, KS is twice the size of our ABF terminal in Kansas City and larger then the YRC terminal. It is about time they had to play by the same rules as the rest of us.

We went through this last time we did this discussion. Fed Ex Freight is not under the Railway Labor Act. They are under the NLRA just like the rest of us. Only the Express guys (Package) are under the Railway Labor Act.

[wizzard]

Originally Posted by snake eyes

It should be one level playing field. fed ex has had it to good to long. welcome to the real world always looking for a loopholw like a rat.

So the union would make it 'bad' for FedEx Express? UPS is doing good, FedEx Express is doing good...sounds pretty level to me. Seems kind of odd that UPS is lobbying Congress for a change in the law or 'loophole'