FedEx Ground contractor group disappointed in shipping company’s lack of interest in collective mediation

Company CultureHigh Tech / High Touch
Written By Jennifer Joslyn

FedEx’s President and CEO John Smith seems to have struck a nerve.

Patton Logistics President and founder Spencer Patton is leading a group of FedEx Ground contractors asking for higher pay per stop before the peak season and has voiced disappointment in John Smith’s recent comments disparaging the group’s efforts to negotiate with the company collectively. Inflated wages, fuel costs, and rising vehicle expenses have led the group to form the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals - a non-profit organization that will be electing a 10-person committee of contractors to represent a massive chunk of FedEx’s service providers.

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