Originally Posted by
Busboy
How'd the pickets go today?
Here ya go...
See bottom: The Fedex spokesman is questioning our productivity
... Interesting
Me thinks they'd rather have us picking up extra trips, not picking up signs
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FedEx pilots took to the streets of New York, Denver and Indianapolis Wednesday to protest the pace of labor negotiations with the Memphis carrier.
The Air Line Pilots Association said more than 200 pilots participated in informational picketing similar to September demonstrations that drew several hundred pilots at FedEx Express bases in Memphis, Anchorage and Los Angeles.
The latest protests came after FedEx Express on Oct. 31 asked for assistance from the National Mediation Board in reaching an agreement covering about 4,200 pilots.
The New York protest was held midday at 1 Wall Street, outside BNY Mellon and near the New York Stock Exchange.
The union said 65 pilots picketed in New York, 91 in Indianapolis and 50 in Denver.
Scott Stratton, a pilot who is chairman of ALPA's FedEx master executive council, said in a release that FedEx's request for mediation was hardly a surprise.
The parties did a good job working through a lot of the agreement, but regarding some core issues FedEx pursued radical shifts in major sections of the agreement.
The union says key issues include scheduling, quality of life issues, retirement and insurance.
FedEx spokeswoman Melissa Charbonneau pointed out FedEx, not the union, requested mediation.
It's in our best interests to reach a fair and reasonable agreement as soon as possible, Charbonneau said.
We question how productive it is for them to spend time carrying signs out in the street, especially at this early point in the mediation process.