Pocono Mountain Regional Police charged Joseph Paige, 22, of Blakeslee after he struck a man with his vehicle shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday in the FedEx parking lot on Route 940 in Tobyhanna Township. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx threatens to cancel 15 firm 777Fs if House FAA bill becomes law (Air Transport World)
FedEx said that it will cancel 15 firm orders for 777Fs if a proposed US House of Representatives bill that calls for the delivery giant to be governed by the National Labor Relations Act rather than the Railway Labor Act becomes law. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Plays Hardball Over Possible Union Move (The Memphis Daily News)
FedEx Corp. might rescind its option to purchase $6.7 billion worth of Boeing aircraft if Congress passes a law that would classify the company under …. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Boeing 777 orders at risk over legislation (Everett Herald)
FedEx could cancel contracts for $6.7 billion in jets assembled in Everett by the Boeing Co. if Congress makes it easier for unions to organize the delivery giant’s workers. More: continued here
Read More »Boeing might get political to try to save FedEx deal (Tacoma News Tribune)
FedEx Corp. might get lobbying help from The Boeing Co. after saying it may drop options to buy airc More: continued here
Read More »FedEx indicates dim view of union option (UPI)
MEMPHIS, March 25 (UPI) — U.S. courier FedEx Corp. is linking commitments to buy new aircraft to its protection from unionization under the Railway Labor Act, a federal filing shows. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx may delay Boeing buys if union bill passes (KING5 Seattle)
The package delivery company revealed it might delay purchasing 30 new Boeing 777 cargo planes if Congress reclassifies the company under a different labor act, which FedEx argues would make it easier for its employees to unionize. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Could Delay Boeing 777 Orders (TheStreet.com)
FedEx revealed it might delay purchasing 30 new Boeing 777 cargo planes if Congress passes a new union bill. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx coercing Congress over Boeing deal: unions (TODAYonline)
A FedEx truck arrives at one of the company’s distribution centers March 19, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. The powerful US truckers union Wednesday accused delivery giant FedEx of blackmailing Congress by threatening to cancel an order for Boeing planes if changes to labor laws are adopted. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx threatens to cancel Boeing jet orders: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organize at the package-delivery company, the Wall Street Journal said. More: continued here
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