FedUp with FedEx

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

- FedEx CEO Fred Smith1

Stop Unionbusting at FedEx

Stop unionbusting at
FedEx Ground!

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.

Tell FedEx you're FedUp with its nasty anti-union tactics!

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! 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
www.americanrightsatwork.org

1. The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 1989