Sunday, May 27, 2007

JUST FOR YOUR INFOMATION...

This past week we heard that some of our management from the Fontana,Ca. service center had meetings with other non-union carriers.I had talked to a Con-Way driver also this week and he said they have had anti-union meetings with their management lately.Funny thing is that there has been no known organizing at Con-way as of late.
Could it be that a coalition of non-union companies are getting together to try to stop a movement that FedEx Freight themselves know is coming!


BE WISE AND ORGANIZE!

Thursday, May 17, 2007

UNION BUSTER UPDATE....

In October of 2006. We found out that Richard Brown a "Union Buster" works for the firm of Constangy,Brooks & Smith,LLC in Alabama.His name came up in some anti-union propaganda at the Fontana terminal.We googled him and found a list of clients that the firm represents.And lo and behold Fedex Corp. was on the list!
Well just last night I checked up on our friend on the web.He's still there.But the list of clients has been removed!I wonder why???
Just another example of your company and the people they hire and deal with,who just want to hide behind whatever lies they want you to believe!

EDUCATE YOURSLEVES AND YOUR FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S
BE WISE AND ORGANIZE!

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

FONTANA COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP...

About a month ago,reports from the dock said a dockworker called HR and asked for benefits because he or she had been putting more than 40 hours a week for more than a month. After this was done the dockworkers were cut back to 6 hours a day.
We would like this person to stand up and talk to any of the union reps. in Fontana.You had every right to ask for benefits.But since we have no Union here at Fedex,the company can do whatever they want.Ask any manager.

BE WISE AND ORGANIZE!

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

"Pushed Out Of The Company",,,,

The following article can be read at
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/00827/fedex-pension.html


New York, NY: FedEx is planning to freeze its
traditionally-defined benefit plans, moving employees
to an existing cash-balance plan. The FedEx freeze of
its $11.5 billion plan is effective June 1, 2008.

Watchdog groups have long suspected that older workers
are being "squeezed out" of FedEx in order to reduce
pension payments and other benefits to employees based
on seniority.

An Early Retirement "Incentive"?
FedEx bean-counters may be hoping the news of the
pension freeze will cause more of FedEx's older
workers to choose early retirement.

Because benefits earned before the point of the
pension freeze are protected by law, workers and
retirees who leave employment before the freeze do not
stand to lose benefits. A pension freeze only affects
those employees who continue to work for the company.

Pension freezes often have the strongest impact on
older workers. In 2005, the United States Government
Accountability Office (GAO) released a report which
found that a typical cash balance plan provides lower
benefits for most workers than a traditional plan. The
report states that this decline in benefits tends to
be largest for older workers.

"Pushed out of the company": Kerri's Account
Kerri (not her real name) worked as a courier for
FedEx for 19 years. She alleges she was pushed out of
FedEx because of her age and her seniority with the
company. "When I started with FedEx, there were a lot
more older people working there. I don't know what
happened to them. Now it's mostly people in their
twenties," she says. "If you're an older employee,
they will write you up for anything. I saw this happen
to other people I worked with: getting pushed out of
the company."

"I wasn't worried then, because my record with the
company was great. I won awards for my work and I was
proud. I turned 41, and suddenly it seemed like there
were all these write ups."

Kerri was fired in 2001.

Facing an Uncertain Future
Kerri worries about her future, and the future of her
family. "My husband is 56 and still works for FedEx.
He is very, very careful and keeps a low profile. We
can't afford to have him get pushed out, too," she
adds. Kerri also wonders if the changes at FedEx have
contributed to a low morale among couriers. "They used
to care about employees. When I started, you had pride
drilled into you. No matter what it took, I did it.
The new people coming in don't have that attitude of
pride in their work."

In the case of couriers and other manual workers,
"old" is a relative term. Many of these workers
started their careers straight out of high school.
When they reach their 50s, they are often considered
"old timers". They may face repetitive-stress or other
injuries. If their employers do not provide them with
the necessary educational training, many old timers
may be unable to successfully transition to a desk
job.

For many of these workers, "early retirement" may seem
like their only option.

By Anne Borden

Friday, May 4, 2007

TO ALL FUTURE FEDEX TEAMSTERS FROM RUDY...

" TAKE THE FIRST STEP IN FAITH.YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE WHOLE STAIRCASE.JUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP."

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

BE WISE AND ORGANIZE!

FEDEX NATIONAL LTL DOCKWORKER (MIRA LOMA) said...

FedEx Freight East Settles Racial-Bias Lawsuit
FedEx Freight East has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit in which the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accused the trucking company of denying 20 qualified African American employees promotions and assignments based on their race.

The EEOC alleged in the lawsuit that American Freightways, which was subsequently acquired by FedEx, discriminated against African Americans in making promotions from part-time to full-time dockworker positions, promotions to dock supervisor positions, and work assignments at its St. Louis terminal.

In addition to $500,000 in monetary relief, the consent decree resolving the litigation--pending approval by the U.S. District Court in St. Louis--also requires reporting by FedEx on promotions from part-time to full-time dockworker positions and to dock supervisor positions.

"We are pleased that FedEx corrected the problems at its St. Louis terminal after it acquired American Freightways and now has reached a fair resolution of this lawsuit," says Robert G. Johnson, regional attorney for EEOC's St. Louis District Office.

May 3, 2007 10:17 PM

BOB (EX P.I.E DRIVER FONTANA) said...

BOB (EX P.I.E DRIVER FONTANA) said...
Published: December 18, 1990
PIE International announced it would handle freight through the end of the month before a bankruptcy trustee begins selling off the assets of the failed trucking line. On Saturday, United States Bankruptcy Judge George Proctor approved the company's plans to shut down operations and liquidate assets to pay off the company's debts.

PIE has been struggling since it and its parent company, the Olympia Holding Corporation of Miami, filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy laws two months ago. PIE listed debts of $237 million and assets of $169 million. Before the filing, PIE operated 230 terminals and employed 3,500 workers.( AND WAS NOT CLOSE BY THE TEAMSTERS BUT BY POOR MANAGEMENT.)

May 3, 2007 9:49 PM