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Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to rawgerz
Re: Don't be evil In case anyone doesn't understand the issue between FedEx & UPS, here it is:
UPS is trying to slip a chg into a new FAA reauthorization bill that would chg FedEx's relations with their unions out of the "Railway Labor Act"(where all airline unions are regulated now) in to the "National Labor Relations Act".
So, who cares? Well the Railway Act makes it darn near impossible to strike. The gov't can impose very long cool off periods and virtually stop a strike in its tracks. It can take up to 18 months before a strike can actually happen.
The National Labor Relations Act makes it much easier to strike and gives unions more leverage in contract negotiations. UPS operates under these rules.
Obviously FedEx(which is more airline than trucking company) wants to stay under airline rules. UPS wants FedEx to get stuck with the higher costs that stronger unions can force.
Do you care? Well if UPS wins, then FedEx prices will rise and so will UPSs as well. I'm rooting for FedEx. | | |
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| said by Linklist:Do you care? Well if UPS wins, then FedEx prices will rise and so will UPSs as well. I'm rooting for FedEx. I think they should both be governed by the same labor laws. There was a significant difference between them 20 years ago, before FedEx got into "ground" shipping (and before UPS bought its own air fleet and got into "express" shipping).
Aside from that, I don't care which way it goes. But, FedEx is being disingenuous to claim they're an airline and shouldn't be subject to the same labor laws UPS is.
Perhaps UPS should be subject to the same law as FedEx. (But, that would be a difficult Pandora's box to un-open.).
I don't care. But, UPS has a legitimate point. Nobody would get that from FedEx's self-serving web site and videos about "bailouts." | |
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