Reply #50: And now we have the likes of Fred Smith (FedEx) holding Congress hostage

[October]

Unreal...

Fred Smith is notoriously anti-union. FedEx is based in the right-to-work state of Tennessee. What other corporation do you know of that allows it's NAME/LOGO to be placed in a movie where the plane crashes and KILLS the (unionized) pilots? Very telling...


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http://www.thestreet.com/story/10479539/1/boeing-caught-up-in-fedex-labor-spat.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN

"It is rare, however, for a commercial aircraft order to be contingent upon an act of Congress."

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5haumC5FCz8UnbVxITwJNhlagLn1Q


FedEx coercing Congress over Boeing deal: unions

6 days ago

NEW YORK (AFP) — The powerful US truckers union Wednesday accused delivery giant FedEx of blackmailing Congress by threatening to cancel an order for Boeing planes if changes to labor laws are adopted.

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008918367_fedex25.html


FedEx's Boeing 777 order may hinge on labor law

FedEx said it may not buy 30 more Boeing 777 freighters if a federal law is changed to make it easier for its employees to join a union...

By Bloomberg News

FedEx said it may not buy 30 more Boeing 777 freighters if a federal law is changed to make it easier for its employees to join a union.

Following through on those orders and options, with a list price of $7.7 billion, depends on FedEx employees continuing to be under the Railway Labor Act, the company said.

That law, which covers FedEx workers because the company was founded as an airline, requires a national vote if employees want union representation.

Legislation approved by a U.S. House panel March 5 would make it easier for drivers of Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx to vote locally to join unions, by placing the company under the National Labor Relations Act.