Fedex Ground Employment

Stop Union-Busting and Tax-Dodging at FedEx

Package handlers at the FedEx Ground warehouse in Brockton, Massachusetts are fighting to form a union. If the workers win the union election, scheduled for August 3rd, it will be the first time workers have ever won a union at FedEx Ground.

Over the next two weeks, these workers face a David versus Goliath type of struggle to overcome FedEx’s vicious anti-union campaign. That’s why we are appealing for the full support of working people everywhere to urgently support and build solidarity with this campaign. Their fight is our fight!

FedEx is also a notorious tax dodger. According to US Uncut, “When it comes to paying their fair share of taxes, FedEx simply does not deliver. When FedEx made $1.9 billion in profits, they managed to pay less than .0005% of it in taxes by using 21 tax havens. FedEx also spent 42 times (4200%) more on lobbying Congress than they did in taxes.”

Why a Union?
Brockton FedEx workers looking to unionize contacted Teamsters Local 653 months ago and quickly signed up 75 percent of their co-workers to the union. Like so many workers nowadays, FedEx package handlers work part-time for poverty wages starting at $10.50 and maxing out at $14.50 after four years. They work short pre-dawn or late night shifts, lifting heavy packages and working in trailers where extreme temperatures range from 2 degrees in winter to 115 degrees in the summer!

The work is exhausting and the management is demanding. Workers received no health benefits, no job security, and no guarantee of securing decent full-time positions at FedEx, one of the largest companies in the world.

American Nightmare
Jobs like this are part of the 21st century “American Nightmare” that corporate America and Wall Street have thrust on communities everywhere. Simply quitting and finding a “better job” is not an option. Brockton has one of the highest unemployment rates in Massachusetts, and the job market is only getting worse.

A union at FedEx Ground would enable workers to bargain for living wage jobs in Brockton. And in this era where most union drives end in defeat, a victory at FedEx – “the Walmart of the trucking industry” – would inspire workers everywhere to stand up to corporate America.

Career Job Fair 2011 | East Portland Chamber of Commerce

WorkSource Portland Metro East is pleased to announce our partnership with Mt. Hood Community College on a Career and Job Fair, sponsored by FedEx Ground, on Wednesday May 4, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Hood Community College Gymnasium, 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham, OR 97030.

A number of employers have already registered including FedEx Ground, City of Gresham, Key Bank, and Adventist Health. The registration fee for interested employers is $225. Employers interested in attending may register online at www.mhcc.edu/CareerFair.aspx until April 20.

The fair offers students and community members the opportunity to network with local employers and apply for positions and internships. Some of the employers scheduled to attend include FedEx Ground, ON Semiconductor, KOIN Local 6, Portland Fire & Rescue, Samaritan Health Services, AAA Oregon, Oregon Tradeswomen Inc., Kroger Clackamas Bakery and ACS: A Xerox Company.

Resources will also be available from a variety of agencies including Child Care Resource and Referral, MHCC Student Outreach and Recruitment, MHCC Career Planning and Counseling Center, WorkSource Portland Metro East and the Small Business Development Center.

Individuals requiring accommodations due to a disability may contact the MHCC Disability Services Office at 503-491-6923 or 503-491-7670 (TDD).

For more information please download this flyer or contact:

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