June 10, 2009: The word bailout has gone from descriptive to derogatory. In a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign introduced Tuesday, FedEx objected to legislation that would make it easier to unionize the company by accusing its rival, United Parcel Service, of taking a government bailout.
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UPS Teamsters will be holding contract kickoff actions to mark the beginning of national contract negotiations in April. Register today for a UPS Teamsters United zoom call on Sunday, March 26. Get a contract campaign update and make plans for April kickoff actions.
It's a new day in the United Auto Workers union. Fueled by anger at concessions, corruption, and two-tier deals, members are set to elect Shawn Fain as International Union President in the first one-member, one-vote election in UAW history. Fain is backed by the rank-and-file movement Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD).
