Jan. 20th, 2011- UPS vs. FedEx Click To See Difference In Pay
FedEx’s lobbying offensive and CEO Fred Smith’s political clout translate into big dollars for the UPS competitor, and these numbers show exactly why FedEx launched a multi-million dollar lobbying offensive to thwart the legislation that would level the playing field in the package industry.
By doing everything in its power to remain nonunion, FedEx Express maintains a stronghold over its employees and a clear competitive advantage over UPS.
The numbers breaking down average wages at the two companies show that the average full-time package driver at UPS makes nearly $18 dollars an hour more including wages and benefits than the person doing the same job at FedEx Express.
A contract makes all the difference for inside part-time workers at UPS as well, who make over $12 dollars an hour more than their FedEx counterparts when health and welfare and pension contributions are factored in. Part-timers at FedEx have no pension and must pay all of their own health care costs.
FedEx will stop at nothing to keep its employees from enjoying the benefits of a union contract regardless of which sector of FedEx they work in. FedEx continues to mis-classify its Ground and Home Delivery work force as “independent contractors” in order to avoid thousands of dollars per driver in wages and benefit contributions, not to mention other costs such as payroll taxes, vehicle maintenance costs and unemployment insurance. Click Here To See Difference In Pay and Read More
Dec. 20th, 2010- FAA Bill Extended Again
Several disputes have stalled the long-term reauthorization bill (HR 915), including a proposal that would make it easier for FedEx package workers to unionize by placing them under the same labor laws as UPS. House Republicans are not likely to draft an FAA reauthorization with that language in the next Congress.
July 21, 2010- FedEx Spends Millions to Protect Its Special Corporate Loophole
FedEx Corp., trying to defeat legislation that would make it easier for its employees to unionize, almost doubled its lobbying spending in the first six months of this year compared with the same period a year ago.
Please contact your elected officials and urge them to support the Express Carrier provision in the final FAA Reauthorization bill
July 20th, 2010 - FedEx Ground Agrees to Pay More than $3 Million to Settle Misclassification Suit. Read More Here
July 12th, 2010 - Read the Hoffa Statement to the Senate in June
June 16th 2010 - Read the report from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights about the FedEx Loophole: "How a Labor Law Loophole Prevents FedEx Express Employees from Being Represented by a Union"
May 20th 2010 - Fred Smith Misleading Public, Congress Says
May 19th 2010 - FedEx Filed Suit Over NMB Ruling That Makes It Easier to Unionize Their FedEx Express Package Division. Read More...
May 15th 2010 - FedEx, UPS Battle Over Labor Organizing Rules
From the beginning of 2009 through March of this year, FedEx shelled out $21.1 million on lobbying. Last year, it ranked 14th among all groups and companies in lobbying budgets, spending more than oil giant BP and defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Read More Here....
Teamsters Local 492 has a page dedicated to the ongoing efforts to level the playing field in regards to FedEx and its competitors. These campaigns include FedEx Express, Ground, Freight, Air, and Mechanics. Click Here to find out more and see how you can get involved.
