Fedex Siding With Nra

As more and more companies decide to end their nra partnerships fedex has found itself singled out and threatened with boycotts.

Fedex siding with nra.

The decision comes three days after a gunman entered a pittsburgh synagogue and shot and killed 11 people and wounded several others. In an expanded statement posted tuesday fedex even attempted to link the nra to its rival ups noting that the gun group used ups for shipping merchandise from its online store. The shipping company confirmed to reuters on tuesday that it is ending its. Fedex refuses to bow to pressure won t discriminate against nra members.

Online shipping made easy trust the speed and reliability of fedex. February 26 2018 fedex corporation s positions on the issues of gun policy and safety differ from those of the national rifle association nra. The move is also significant as fedex did. It s a quiet reversal.

While dozens of companies bowed to media pressure over the weekend many severing ties in part or in whole with the nra or simply eliminating long standing price discounts with the association s members among them avis hertz delta united metlife and others fedex refused to bend to demands to discriminate against nra members. I encourage you not to use fedex so long as it s comfortable siding with the n r a new york times columnist david leonhardt wrote this week. Fedex said on tuesday that it will stop providing discounts to members of the national rifle association eight months after thinkprogress reported that the shipping company was helping the gun lobby entice members. Find instructions for how to pack get resources and more.

Fedex offers nra members discounts from 18 percent to 26 percent on domestic and international shipping. Fedex is part of the nra business alliance and offers discounts through its fedex advantage program for shipping by fedex ground and fedex express and some services at fedex office according to. But fedex s decision to stand by the nra probably has less to do with shipping nra polo shirts than a much more profitable business. Fedex has cut ties with the national rifle association nra eight months after it first received calls to do so.

Fedex remains committed to all our customers and the pricing we provide them independent of their political affiliations and views. Shipping group is ending a program that offers discounts for business members of the national rifle association the company confirmed to breakingviews. Fedex opposes assault rifles being in the hands of civilians.