Know The Facts

Without a union or labor contract, our pay, benefits, work rules, and job security is determined unilaterally by “Management Discretion”.

Here is a list of powers, pay, benefits, work rules, and job security issues we either lost or do not have because we do not have a union or labor contract.

POWERS
- Compel FedEx to negotiate, mediate, and arbitrate through National Mediation Board authority and processes
- Negotiate and secure our pay, benefits, work rules, and job security in a legally binding labor contract
- Limit “Management Discretion” in a legally binding labor contract
PAY
- Employee Stock Plan
- Profit Sharing
- Shift Differential pay
- Geographic Premium pay
- Paid moves with all voluntary or involuntary transfers
- Split Shift pay
- Full Day Holiday pay
- 24/7 Road Trip pay
- Per Diem
BENEFITS – MEDICAL
- Unlimited Paid Sick Time
- Free use of Sick Time without the threat of disciplinary action
- Comprehensive healthcare at minimal cost
  - UPS AMT’s have $0 premiums with $150 (individual) and $300 (family) annual deductibles
BENEFITS – RETIREMENT
- Traditional Pension: Paid a percentage of employee average earnings upon retirement (Discontinued in 2008)
  - The FedEx Pilots still have a Traditional Pension Benefit because they had a contract.
- Portable Pension Plan: Provided a 5% to 8% employer retirement contribution annually (Discontinued in 2020)
  - UPS AMT’s receive a 13.5% employer retirement contribution
WORK RULES
- Maintain Professional Standards
- Establish 3 day work weeks
- Establish Employee and Work Safety Standards
- Establish and maintain minimum manpower
JOB SECURITY
- Establish Seniority Bumping Rights
- Guaranteed return to work after medical leaves of absence
- Establish aircraft maintenance scope and minimum manpower in a labor contract
- Establish “Just Cause” disciplinary procedures

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