FedEx

FedEx

Scenario

Since the incident of downsizing in FedEx, the employees have been complaining about the working condition and the company policies, which are changing. The incident is to this day remembered as one of the biggest layoff in the history of the organization. The main concern for the workers is that the company is changing the policies without keeping in consideration the workers, and the impact it may create for them. The economy is going through a recession phase in which people are already facing problems in getting jobs and meeting the desired daily life needs. In such condition the company is also placing the policies which are more oriented towards the benefits of the company, rather than being worker oriented. The employees have been observing the working condition was much better in the past, and the earlier policies were also more focused and beneficial for the workers. On the other side, considering the earlier layoff the employees have a threat that they might lose their jobs. It is leading more towards job insecurity, and the employees feel that they are being ignored. The employees are expecting more wealth condition from the organization. The work load is shifted more in comparison to the previous time, though the company dose pay incentives to the workers. The scenario is that there is no one to raise the voice for the workers, and all these aspects are leading towards the attention of the employees. There is a need of a labor union which is formally formed in order to facilitate the problem of the workers under the legal premises.

Benefits of Organizing a Union for FedEx

The labor unions are organized in order to facilitate the workers via a formal channel. The labor unions are now organized in numerous organizations all over the globe. The workers get a channel through which they can communicate to the management. Every member of the management does not have time to deal with the problems of each and every single employee. Therefore, the labor union makes a representative, who deals with the issues related to the management. The labor representative collaboratively gets the input related to the labor problems and then talks to the management. Forming a labor union in FedEx will help the employees to come out with the problem of working condition by communicating them to the management via their representative (Saez, 2013). Unions have a large impact on the remuneration and working condition of both unionized and non-unionized employees. If the employees in an organization have anything related to the raise in wages, the FedEx labor union representative can communicate it to the employees, rather than going into any communication medium which creates problem for the organization. The unions help in going through simpler negotiations (Walton, 1994). Even the management will not need to communicate with multiple employees at a time. The FedEx labor union will help in improving the employee satisfaction. If a potential union representative is selected he/she will look neutrally on both the perspective, ...