The Railway Labor Act was established such that entire regions could not be held hostage by union work stoppages at a few hubs of service such as railway stations. As technology progressed, this same concept was extended to air lines because they are tied to air ports as railways are tied to rail yards.

What UPS did, and by extension the unions, is attempt by insertion of a few lines of legislation to hang the same millstone around the neck of FedEx as is currently hanging around UPS. The legislation did not seek to free UPS of this millstone. FedEx is recognized year after year as one of the most admired companies for which to work. And the unions are going to improve this by forcing drivers to pay union dues?

While unions once had a role in representing workers against unfair labor practices, union enrollment is diminishing because current labor laws provide protections for workers that was once only found through a union. Many workers have also experienced where union involvement has forced the company for which they worked, out of business. What good is union representation when the doors are closed and no one has a job. Company after company has fallen in recent years because of the cost of doing business with a union around their neck.

Today’s reality is that it takes money to run a union. That money comes from the dues paid by employees. Employees are willing to pay the dues because they believe the union will gain concessions from the employers. It is a tax both upon the employee and the employer when a union becomes involved. Ms Crum, make no mistake, the BFF in Congress belongs to the unions, not FedEx or even UPS. The money trail is from the unions who are seeking to get into the pockets of FedEx employees to pay for union expenses.

So…the fact that I regularly see just as many FedEx as UPS trucks on the roads, and count about the same number of planes from both orgs over at McCarran airport…means what, exactly?

And what is an “integrated air hub and spoke system” if not a set-up that uses planes and trucks to cart stuff around the globe…just like UPS also does?

As for UPS’ earlier appeal, who can blame them for trying to get the same special status as FedEx so they could compete on a level playing field? Seeking justice and/or fairness through legislation is not a crime.

What I want to know is who at FedEx had/has a BFF in Congress that they got this special status to begin with? Where is the money trail, because there’s GOTTA be one.