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NLRB rules FedEx drivers are employees

Labor board rules FedEx drivers are employees: union
Thu Feb 2, 2006 3:39 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp. <FDX.N> drivers in Northboro, Massachusetts, were wrongly classified as independent contractors, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled, according to the Teamsters union seeking to represent the drivers.

The union has argued drivers for FedEx Ground should be considered employees, making them eligible for overtime and other benefits.

FedEx has argued its approach toward its 14,000 drivers promotes entrepreneurship.

Shares of FedEx were down $1.17 at $98.57 in late trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

Having spoken to Hoffa personally, he told me that getting the NLRB to classify the drivers as employees and getting them organized was right at the top of the teamster priority list.