What Is FedEx Ground Saying about Wilmington?
FedEx Ground and Home Delivery managers woke up with a new set of rules this Monday following the Wilmington drivers vote for the Teamsters. The slogan on the 3 x 5 card saying the Teamsters have never won an election at FedEx Ground is now ‘inoperative.’ The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend of some so-called “concessions” by FedEx Ground in the company’s operations. The report said that there will be more people trying to tell drivers that they are “independent” but gave no examples of any change in practices that would actually make drivers more “independent.” Like the song says: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. And here is what lame duck Dan Sullivan is apparently telling the management ranks after the Wilmington drivers voted for a voice in their working lives. We’ve learned today that the ballots in the union elections in Boston have been counted and that the majority of contractors in both Wilmington FedEx Home Delivery facilities have opted for third-party r
