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In June 2009, FedEx began a campaign against UPS and the [[Teamsters]] union, accusing its competitor of receiving a [[bailout]] in an advertising campaign called "[[Brown Bailout]]". FedEx claimed that signing the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] re-authorization bill, which would let some of its workers [[Trade union|unionize]] more easily (and, according to the Memphis-based company, "could expose [its] customers at any time to local [[work stoppage]]s that interrupted the flow of their time-sensitive, high-value shipments"),<ref name="bailout">[http://factcheck.org/2009/07/brown-bailout-hardly 'Brown Bailout?' Hardly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619044748/http://factcheck.org/2009/07/brown-bailout-hardly/ |date=June 19, 2010 }}, FactCheck.org</ref> was equivalent to giving UPS a "bailout". Independent observers heavily criticized FedEx's wording,<ref name="bailout" /> claiming that it was "an abuse of the term".<ref name="bailout" /> FedEx Express employees are regulated under the [[Railway Labor Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPS, FedEx "Brown Bailout" battle rages on |url=http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2010/06/10/ups-fedex-brown-bailout-battle-rages-on/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010653/http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2010/06/10/ups-fedex-brown-bailout-battle-rages-on/ |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |publisher=Fleetowner.com}}</ref> | In June 2009, FedEx began a campaign against UPS and the [[Teamsters]] union, accusing its competitor of receiving a [[bailout]] in an advertising campaign called "[[Brown Bailout]]". FedEx claimed that signing the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] re-authorization bill, which would let some of its workers [[Trade union|unionize]] more easily (and, according to the Memphis-based company, "could expose [its] customers at any time to local [[work stoppage]]s that interrupted the flow of their time-sensitive, high-value shipments"),<ref name="bailout">[http://factcheck.org/2009/07/brown-bailout-hardly 'Brown Bailout?' Hardly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619044748/http://factcheck.org/2009/07/brown-bailout-hardly/ |date=June 19, 2010 }}, FactCheck.org</ref> was equivalent to giving UPS a "bailout". Independent observers heavily criticized FedEx's wording,<ref name="bailout" /> claiming that it was "an abuse of the term".<ref name="bailout" /> FedEx Express employees are regulated under the [[Railway Labor Act]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPS, FedEx "Brown Bailout" battle rages on |url=http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2010/06/10/ups-fedex-brown-bailout-battle-rages-on/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616010653/http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2010/06/10/ups-fedex-brown-bailout-battle-rages-on/ |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=June 16, 2010 |publisher=Fleetowner.com}}</ref> | ||
In July 2020, the [[Air Line Pilots Association, International|Air Line Pilots Association International]] (ALPA), the union that represents FedEx Corp pilots, called for a suspension on the company's Hong Kong operations. According to the union, some members were subject to "extremely difficult conditions" at hospitals urged by government mandates due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-29 |title=FedEx pilots, union call on company to suspend Hong Kong operations |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fedex-idUSKCN24U03S |access-date=2020-09-15 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914202519/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fedex-idUSKCN24U03S |url-status=live }}</ref> FedEx was criticized more broadly for providing inadequate protections and [[sick leave]] during the pandemic.<ref name="NYT sick">{{Cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Rachel |last2=Silver-Greenberg |first2=Jessica |date=21 March 2020 |title='Terrified' Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick |work= | In July 2020, the [[Air Line Pilots Association, International|Air Line Pilots Association International]] (ALPA), the union that represents FedEx Corp pilots, called for a suspension on the company's Hong Kong operations. According to the union, some members were subject to "extremely difficult conditions" at hospitals urged by government mandates due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-29 |title=FedEx pilots, union call on company to suspend Hong Kong operations |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fedex-idUSKCN24U03S |access-date=2020-09-15 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914202519/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-fedex-idUSKCN24U03S |url-status=live }}</ref> FedEx was criticized more broadly for providing inadequate protections and [[sick leave]] during the pandemic.<ref name="NYT sick">{{Cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Rachel |last2=Silver-Greenberg |first2=Jessica |date=21 March 2020 |title='Terrified' Package Delivery Employees Are Going to Work Sick |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/business/coronavirus-ups-fedex-xpo-workers.html |access-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218110714/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/21/business/coronavirus-ups-fedex-xpo-workers.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
=== Allegations of controlled substances distribution === | === Allegations of controlled substances distribution === | ||
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[[File:FedEx driver parked in bike lane.jpg|thumb|FedEx vehicle [[Parking violation|illegally parked]] in a Washington, DC bike lane in January 2020]] | [[File:FedEx driver parked in bike lane.jpg|thumb|FedEx vehicle [[Parking violation|illegally parked]] in a Washington, DC bike lane in January 2020]] | ||
[[Safe streets movement|Safe streets]] activists have criticized FedEx, along with other parcel delivery services, for frequently illegally parking their vehicles in bike lanes while making deliveries, a practice that endangers cyclists.<ref name="NYT clog">{{Cite news |last1=Haag |first1=Matthew |last2=Hu |first2=Winnie |date=27 October 2019 |title=1.5 Million Packages a Day: The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets (Published 2019) |work= | [[Safe streets movement|Safe streets]] activists have criticized FedEx, along with other parcel delivery services, for frequently illegally parking their vehicles in bike lanes while making deliveries, a practice that endangers cyclists.<ref name="NYT clog">{{Cite news |last1=Haag |first1=Matthew |last2=Hu |first2=Winnie |date=27 October 2019 |title=1.5 Million Packages a Day: The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets (Published 2019) |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-delivery.html |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128210832/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/27/nyregion/nyc-amazon-delivery.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Streetsblog NYC">{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=David |date=1 August 2018 |title=Just Another Day in New York City's Perpetually Blocked Bike Lanes |work=[[Streetsblog]] New York City |url=https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/08/01/just-another-day-in-new-york-citys-perpetually-blocked-bike-lanes/ |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208004133/https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2018/08/01/just-another-day-in-new-york-citys-perpetually-blocked-bike-lanes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were criticized alongside peers in a letter from [[District Department of Transportation|Washington, D.C.'s transportation agency]] in 2018.<ref name="Curbed parking">{{Cite news |last=Giambrone |first=Andrew |date=5 November 2018 |title=Don't park in bike lanes, D.C. officials tell major mail carriers |language=en |work=[[Curbed DC]] |url=https://dc.curbed.com/2018/11/5/18065202/dc-bike-lanes-mail-carriers-vision-zero |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111115557/https://dc.curbed.com/2018/11/5/18065202/dc-bike-lanes-mail-carriers-vision-zero |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
=== Criticism of NRA partnership === | === Criticism of NRA partnership === | ||
FedEx was criticized for its partnership with the [[National Rifle Association of America]], which it terminated in 2018 under pressure from activists.<ref name="NRA NYT">{{Cite news |last=Hsu |first=Tiffany |date=30 October 2018 |title=FedEx Ends Deal for N.R.A. but Says It's Not Because of Pittsburgh Shooting (Published 2018) |work= | FedEx was criticized for its partnership with the [[National Rifle Association of America]], which it terminated in 2018 under pressure from activists.<ref name="NRA NYT">{{Cite news |last=Hsu |first=Tiffany |date=30 October 2018 |title=FedEx Ends Deal for N.R.A. but Says It's Not Because of Pittsburgh Shooting (Published 2018) |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/business/fedex-nra-discount.html |access-date=9 January 2021 |archive-date=January 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111090543/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/business/fedex-nra-discount.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
=== Huawei package delivery dispute === | === Huawei package delivery dispute === | ||
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=== Allegations of tax avoidance === | === Allegations of tax avoidance === | ||
In December 2019, [[CNBC]] listed FedEx along with 378 additional [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] companies that "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pound |first=Jesse |date=December 16, 2019 |title=These 91 companies paid no federal taxes in 2018 |work=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/16/these-91-fortune-500-companies-didnt-pay-federal-taxes-in-2018.html |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610045455/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/16/these-91-fortune-500-companies-didnt-pay-federal-taxes-in-2018.html |url-status=live }}</ref> '' | In December 2019, [[CNBC]] listed FedEx along with 378 additional [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] companies that "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pound |first=Jesse |date=December 16, 2019 |title=These 91 companies paid no federal taxes in 2018 |work=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/16/these-91-fortune-500-companies-didnt-pay-federal-taxes-in-2018.html |access-date=2020-02-11 |archive-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610045455/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/16/these-91-fortune-500-companies-didnt-pay-federal-taxes-in-2018.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported that FedEx paid $1.5 billion in taxes after the 2017 fiscal year (effective tax rate of 34%) and then $0 after the 2018 fiscal year (effective tax rate of 0%) as a result of lobbying done by the company.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Tankersley |first1=Jim |last2=Eavis |first2=Peter |last3=Casselman |first3=Ben |date=2019-11-17 |title=How FedEx Cut Its Tax Bill to $0 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/business/how-fedex-cut-its-tax-bill-to-0.html |access-date=2020-02-20 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130103622/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/business/how-fedex-cut-its-tax-bill-to-0.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
=== Mass shooting at Indianapolis facility === | === Mass shooting at Indianapolis facility === | ||