
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. senators in Washington have sidestepped a rule that would allow FedEx workers greater access to unions, policy observers said.
FedEx, which began as an airline, is governed by the Railroad Labor Act, which permits unions on a national basis only, The Hill newspaper reported.
FedEx rival UPS is governed by the National Labor Relations Act, which allows for local unions.
FedEx was switched to NLRA rules for one year, but the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill under consideration in the Senate would allow FedEx return to its RLA status.
UPS has been quiet in the issue, but labor groups have called it a "sweetheart deal" The Hill reported.
At least one Senator is opposed to ending FedEx's exemption.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar, D-Minn. "is committed to it," legislative director for the Teamsters Fred McLuckie said.
McLuckie, however, expects an effort to insert FedEx language in the reauthorization bill would derail its passage. He expects unions will make a stronger stand on the issue later this year, he said..
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Business News Stories | |
BOURGET, France, June 17 (UPI) --
The first of four French E-3F Airborne Warning and Control aircraft is being upgraded by Air France Industries, a sub-contractor to Boeing of the United States.
|
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 17 (UPI) --
Despite massive spending on Western weapons, the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf are "unable to secure themselves from any external threat" -- meaning Iran – and are running up huge public and foreign debt, a gulf think tank says.
|
Properties repossessed by lenders in the first quarter took an average of 477 days to complete the foreclosure process, up from 414 days in the previous...
|
Nobody likes spending cuts but the champion of that attitude is clearly President Barack Obama, who seems to have a very clear pain-avoidance agenda.
|
| Stories | Photos | Comments |
View Caption