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I was thinking about taking a part time job with Fedex Ground. It is my understanding that a part-time position will allow you to interview for a pilot position after a year of service. I am about 9 months away from the hiring minimums at fedex, and I have already done the online application.
Also, would there be any diiference between express or ground or any other fedx branch? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

TonyC

Do NOT attempt this with FedEx Ground. Do NOT attempt it with ANY subsidiary of FedEx other than FedEx Express.


Being employed by FedEx Express makes you eligble to apply for any job openings within that division as in INTERNAL applicant, and that applies to Crewmember positions as well. You must have completed your minimum obligation to that particular job (the corporate minimum is one year, some positions require more) and you must meet the published requirements for the Crewmember position (check the website). If you have met the qualifications, you are guaranteed, as an INTERNAL applicant, an interview. You're not by any means guaranteed a job - - only an interview.


Being employed by FedEx GROUND does NOT make you eligible to apply for positions within FedEx Express.


The tough part is maintaining current flying experience while holding the FedEx Express permanent position. Which reminds me, another "gotcha" is the position must be permanent, either part-time or full-time, and not a temporary or seasonal or casual job.



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RAC396

Good luck.

Tony is correct in everything he said,one other thing to remember is if you are hired as an internal any vacation longevity that you build up will go in the toilet the day you report to BI.not a big deal if you only spend a year, I know a guy who worked for 15 years before he was hired, he started over at zero for vacation. You can transfer anywhere in the company,and take your vacation with you except as a pilot,because our union took care of us.

TonyC

One point of clarification:


FPA signed the contract that terminated the carryover of vacation longevity. If you want to blame someone, look at the name to whom our Scope clause letter is addressed. It was not negotiated - - it was rammed down our throats.


Today is a different day - - different union - - different membership.


Yes, it was a punitive feature of our contract - - one of many. Don't blame ALPA.







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RAC396

The MEC Vice chairman used these exact words when he addressed the first new hire class after the contract was signed. He also added " I promise you this will be corrected in the next contract". Now six years later no help, while over 125 pilots work at a B scale.

TonyC

The MEC Vice chairman may have used those exact words, I don't know. They are certainly true, so there's little reason to doubt him.

That said, he was not the MEC chairman at the time, as ALPA was not on the property. It was Fedex Pilots Association, the non-union union, that got the contract. Frankly, I'm not even sure if you're talking about the person who is currently the MEC Vice chairman, or the person who was the FPA V.P. when the contract was ratified, or the FPA V.P when the contract was implemented.

Whoever it was, it would have been irresponsible to make such a claim as "I promise you this will be corrected in the next contract." I suspect the veracity of the claim, especially given your propensity to mangle details - - it was over seven years ago, not six. (OK, perhaps "propensity" and "mangle" are harsh words, but you get the point.)


Now, about the "B" scale. If you were a Professional Instructor that got hired to the line, you are making the exact same rates and reaping the exact same benefits that every other pilot in your new hire class enjoys. That hardly qualifies as a "B" scale. Now, you argue, and justifiably so, that before the contract, that longevity would have been credited to you, and you would have accrued vacation at a faster pace. Very true. Now, ask yourself this: Who took that away? It was not ALPA, and it was not FPA. It was our beloved Company. If you want to be angry at someone, be angry at The Company.

Think about it. The Company ran newhire classes through just before the implementation of the Contract with nothing but Internal Hires. It looks to me like they were doing it purposefully, in order to hire those pilots under the pre-contract rules.


I empathize with your complaint, but think your anger is misdirected.





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