Fred Smith Oct. 9-10th
10-03-2012, 09:58 AM
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10-03-2012, 11:27 AM
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I don't really understand all of the legal ins and outs, but what happens if Express Products are sent on Ground? Wasn't there a reason that Express and Ground were kept seperate? Something to do with independent contractors at Ground and Ground employees unionizing?
10-03-2012, 12:11 PM
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10-03-2012, 12:16 PM
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10-03-2012, 02:17 PM
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Some rumors floating around the inter webs.....
- Memphis will go to night sort only; Indy will be day sort only
- 3000 layoffs/buyouts in Memphis (about the same as 2004)
- 63 stations transferring from Express to Ground
- Express couriers will go to part time
- Ground gets all the 3rd day shipments starting January
- Office is getting separated from the herd, in anticipation of spinning it off/selling it.
- LOTS of cuts in middle management - stations going down to one manager
- Memphis will go to night sort only; Indy will be day sort only
- 3000 layoffs/buyouts in Memphis (about the same as 2004)
- 63 stations transferring from Express to Ground
- Express couriers will go to part time
- Ground gets all the 3rd day shipments starting January
- Office is getting separated from the herd, in anticipation of spinning it off/selling it.
- LOTS of cuts in middle management - stations going down to one manager
10-03-2012, 04:19 PM
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Some rumors floating around the inter webs.....
- Memphis will go to night sort only; Indy will be day sort only
- 3000 layoffs/buyouts in Memphis (about the same as 2004)
- 63 stations transferring from Express to Ground
- Express couriers will go to part time
- Ground gets all the 3rd day shipments starting January
- Office is getting separated from the herd, in anticipation of spinning it off/selling it.
- LOTS of cuts in middle management - stations going down to one manager
- Memphis will go to night sort only; Indy will be day sort only
- 3000 layoffs/buyouts in Memphis (about the same as 2004)
- 63 stations transferring from Express to Ground
- Express couriers will go to part time
- Ground gets all the 3rd day shipments starting January
- Office is getting separated from the herd, in anticipation of spinning it off/selling it.
- LOTS of cuts in middle management - stations going down to one manager
If this is true, there will be quite a few unhappy frontline workers and probably more TV's thrown over the fence!
10-03-2012, 04:49 PM
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I have said that if UPS can fly their operation with less than 3000 pilots so can FedEx.
Yikes.
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