FedEx spend big on lobbying

FedEx has spent five times more than UPS for lobbying in the second quarter. The statistics, from disclosure reports filed with the clerk of the House of Representatives, were reported by The Commercial Appeal yesterday (July 22).

The Appeal said that: “FedEx is determined to make sure that this year’s Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act does not contain a provision that would make it easier for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to organise some of its Express workers.

“It spent $7.04m on that issue and others in the three months ending June 30. UPS spent $1.28m and the Teamsters spent $405,100.

“The provision, which has passed the House but is not in a Senate version of the bill, would permit workers who are not required to be certified by the FAA – like truck drivers – to be subject to a labor law that governs collective bargaining at the local level. Right now, those Express employs are under a labor law that requires a companywide, national contract, and makes it more difficult to form a union.”