FedEx Express pilots stood outside the FedEx Corporation Executive Offices on Tuesday to show their frustration with the company’s refusal to provide a contract that would provide pilots with better pay and more respect.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Express pilots stood outside the FedEx Corporation Executive Offices on Tuesday to show their frustration with the company’s refusal to provide a contract that would provide pilots with better pay and more respect.
The pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), conducted the informational picket outside the executive offices on Shady Grove Road, highlighting their beliefs that the global, Memphis-based company overworks and undervalues its employees.
The Corporation and ALPA have been embattled in protracted contract negotiations for over four years now, starting in 2021 when pilots attempted to modernize an “outdated” labor contract that was signed back in 2015.
ALPA says they reached a tentative agreement in 2023, but the pilots rejected an agreement that they say neither reflected commercial pilot industry standards nor the corporation’s business transformation efforts.
The parties have since made little progress toward an agreement under federal mediation.
“FedEx has had four years to do the right thing, but instead it has chosen to invest in shareholders over its employees,” said Capt. Jose Nieves, chair of the FedEx ALPA Master Executive Council. “The pilots are done waiting. We’ve delivered through crisis and transformation, and we expect to be treated like professionals who enable corporate success.”
On the official FedEx Pilots webpage, the group quoted an excerpt from a FedEx Pilot job offer letter.
In the letter, the company states, “We appreciate the rigor involved in, and applaud you meeting our challenging hiring standards. Successful candidates contribute a wealth of knowledge and experience to our mission and help FedEx Express maintain its long-held position as the express transportation leader.”
FedEx Pilots noted that new hires are praised for meeting the company’s “challenging hiring standards,” but then are challenged to accept less pay, worse schedules, and no respect.
“I find it ironic that our guiding motto, the Purple Promise, aims ‘to make every FedEx experience outstanding,’” said Capt. Nieves. “But when it comes to investing in the people who safeguard its network operations, FedEx disappears behind that principle.”
In response to their displeasure, a line of pilots was seen standing outside the executive offices, lining Shady Grove Road while holding signs reading, “We’re FedUp,” and “Stop profits over people.”
“FedEx promised a dream job, respect, and ‘unsurpassed compensation.’ Instead, pilots are overworked, undervalued, and fighting for a fair contract after more than 4 years of negotiations,” said ALPA.
FedEx sent WREG a response from the company, stating, “We remain committed to reaching an agreement through the mediation process that is fair to our pilots, our other team members, and all FedEx stakeholders. Informational picketing is a common occurrence during negotiations and does not impact our service.”
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