FedEx Pilots Hold Demonstration Before Top Investors

FedEx Pilots Warn of Growing Risks Amid Earnings Report

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—As FedEx Corp. releases its first quarter fiscal year 2026 earnings results, FedEx pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), are warning Wall Street that unresolved labor issues threaten the company’s long-term growth. Earlier today, pilots held demonstrations in San Francisco and Philadelphia, outside of FedEx’s largest institutional investors, urging shareholders to demand that management resolve its ongoing contract dispute. 

 “Our pilots are concerned with the strategic direction of the Company and the cultural degradation they’re experiencing in the process. FedEx is trying to chart an ambitious growth strategy on the back of a pilot contract that is severely outdated,” said Capt. Jose Nieves, chair of the FedEx ALPA Master Executive Council. “This demonstration is a show of solidarity and sends a clear message to Wall Street: labor stability is essential for company growth.”

In June, Capt. Nieves sent a letter to financial analysts outlining concerns over how an outdated pilot agreement, lack of employee engagement, and strategic misalignments with growth opportunities could undermine FedEx’s performance.

While federally mediated sessions have been recessed, the National Mediation Board recently approved the parties to reengage in direct Section 6-related discussions. ALPA is calling on FedEx to resolve the pilot contract dispute and forge a mutually beneficial partnership to achieve stated growth plans. Learn more about FedEx pilot concerns at fdxpilots.com.

Founded in 1931, ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more than 80,000 pilots at 43 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Visit ALPA.org or follow us on Twitter @ALPAPilots.

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