(Reuters) - Workers at a Newark, New Jersey, FedEx
Freight facility voted against joining a union on Wednesday, in a blow to a
concerted drive by the Teamsters to unionize FedEx Corp.
"We are proud of our employees for doing their
homework on the union and making an informed decision against third-party
interference," FedEx Freight said in a statement after the result was
announced.
The Teamsters have scored their first ever ballot
victories against FedEx in the past month, targeting its trucking unit at a
time when the trucking industry is suffering from a shortage of drivers and
wages are on the rise.
Workers at two FedEx Freight facilities voted in October
for collective bargaining, while drivers at two other facilities voted against
unionization.
The Teamsters have withdrawn a petition for a ballot in
Pennsylvania, but have votes scheduled at four other FedEx Freight facilities
this month.
Unlike the unionized workforce at its larger rival United
Parcel Service Inc, only FedEx's pilots are represented by a union.
Source:
Reuters
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