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Teamsters Applaud California Supreme Court Ruling Against FedEx Ground

U.S. Newswire, November, 2007

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To: NATIONAL EDITORS

Contact: Galen Munroe of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, +1-202-624-6911, gmunroe@teamster.org

209 FedEx Ground Drivers to Receive Share of $11 Million Settlement

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa commended the California Supreme Court for denying FedEx Corp.s (NYSE: FDX) final appeal of lower court rulings determining that FedEx Grounds independent contractors are direct employees.

Thanks to the California Supreme Court, FedEx is going to have to compensate these drivers for exploiting them for so many years under its bogus independent contractor model, said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. FedExs illegal model has been exposed...

 

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