FedEx, Teamsters Battle Over Bill

Source: Wall Street Journal

By JOSH MITCHELL

WASHINGTON—FedEx Corp. and the Teamsters union are battling over whether wide-ranging aviation legislation will contain provisions to make it easier for unions to organize airline employees and harder for carriers to cut costs by allying with rivals or outsourcing maintenance.

A House version of the bill to fund the Federal Aviation Administration—a three-year, $54 billion package passed last year—contains several pro-union provisions. A two-year, $35 billion Senate version doesn't. Lawmakers from both chambers are set to negotiate a final version within the next few weeks.

Lobbyists for unions and industry groups are stepping up efforts to influence the outcome.

The Teamsters are pushing a measure that would make it easier for FedEx Corp. employees to unionize. FedEx says allowing workers to organize locally would contradict legal precedent and cause uncertainty, with the prospect of local strikes disrupting its entire operation.



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............Fed Ex freight, Arkansas Freightways in the early 80's. real shithole outfit. We need EFCA passed this year. If some kind of legislation making it easier to unionize this year, the working classes (meaning 90% of Americans) will be fucked for at least another generation.