[Antiracism] [Workers Rights] Exposed: FedEx

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

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FedEx Ground drivers who deserve a union need your support. Can you take a
moment to deliver your own message at HYPERLINK
"http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"www.FedUpwithFedEx.
org?

Being harassed, isolated, and even fired hits workers especially hard during
the holidays. FedEx Ground drivers face a tough road ahead, and they need
all the help they can get!

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"I don't intend to recognize any unions at Federal Express."

- FedEx CEO Fred Smith 

HYPERLINK
"http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/campaign/fedup/ewbw782ymbk67b?"

HYPERLINK "http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"Stop
unionbusting at 
FedEx Ground!

HYPERLINK "http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"Deliver
your message at FedUpwithFedEx.org 

You'll never look at that bright white delivery truck outside your window
the same way again. 

FedEx Ground advertises efficiency and professionalism. But a new report
shows that when drivers try to form unions, they're met with intimidation
and propaganda – even firing.

HYPERLINK "http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"Tell
FedEx you're FedUp with its nasty anti-union tactics! 

HYPERLINK "http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"Deliver
your message at www.FedUpwithFedEx.org

To fatten its bottom line, FedEx has strived for years to keep its company
union-free. More than 15,000 FedEx Ground drivers have neither a voice at
work nor the ability to stand up to the company. 

FedEx Ground drivers—who work long hours, often without benefits—are
frequently harassed and even fired for supporting a union.  According to
federal charges and interviews with drivers, here's the complete
unionbusting "package" delivered by FedEx Ground management:

*	Propaganda: Anti-union posters plastered all over worksites, and a
threatening anti-union video distributed to drivers. 

*	Persuasion: Steak dinners and sudden attempts to address grievances
ignored for years, all to discourage workers from supporting union efforts. 

*	Intimidation: Where persuasion fails, there's outright bullying.
High-level management arrive on the scene to harass, isolate, retaliate
against, and even terminate union supporters.

So why don't these drivers just quit if they don't like their jobs? FedEx
makes them lease their own trucks—which cost around $40,000—so quitting can
mean losing a major personal investment. Unions are often their only
recourse. 

Tell FedEx Ground to shape up or ship out! HYPERLINK
"http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/Ldac5Os1Mu9X/"www.FedUpwithFedEx.
org

Stay tuned for more ways to get involved in the coming weeks. And please
forward this message to friends and family.

Thank you for helping make sure FedEx Ground drivers get a fair deal.

Liz Cattaneo,
American Rights at Work HYPERLINK
"http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/ct/L1ac5Os1Mu9B/"
www.americanrightsatwork.org

Quote source: The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 1989



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