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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
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    :: Saturday, July 22, 2006 ::

    FedEx Drivers Fight for ‘Employee’ Status, Rights - by Megan Tady, The NewStandard, NY
    The FedEx workers’ experience is not unique, but part of a widespread trend in which companies misclassify workers as independent contractors, allowing employers to avoid making contributions to Social Security, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and health insurance. Independent contractors are also not extended protections under labor and employment law, and they cannot form or join unions.
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