Reason(s) for speedy FedEx T/A?
 

What was the bigger reason for this T/A to be bagged so quickly for FedEx, your parked airplanes from no draft pickups or the UPS tentative agreement?

Can't wait to see the details.

27 months is not quick in my book!

My guess is that the FedEx bean counters calculated the marketing costs needed to keep people from jumping ship when the UPS marketing machine had the ammo of having a passed TA in their toolbox!

The contracts we have signed in the past have limited our actions in the present. We all like to believe we can influence events by acting in unison, but the reality is that Brown and Purple move when they are forced to by concerns that lie outside the Unions.
That said, there is a lot wrong with ignoring your employees for 3-5 years while you reap the benefits of clever negotiating on your part and poor reading on the employee's part.
It would seem that a fair and timely handling of contract negotiations would send a strong message of cooperation and improve willingness to work together. However the exact opposite message has been sent over and over without any attempt to hide or repair the damage.

Well spoken, jungle.