Sorry Danny Boy, but the courts see it as I do. They bid jobs as contractors, and work as contractors. Tell your friends if they want to actually become an employee of Fedex, they should fill out an application to work at Fedex.
I'm not a company lackey, but I can find no reason that Fedex should be required to hire them. I believe in personal responsibility, and they were never offered employment. They get what they asked for, an opportunity to be an independent contractor...
When UPS was trying to scab DHL's flying, should they have been offered jobs at DHL?