A little good news out there tonight from Corporate America

[distantearlywarning]

A close relative works for FedEx. This person says that FedEx is going to keep all of its employees affected by Hurricane Katrina on the payrolls for an indefinite period of time, regardless of whether these folks are actually working or not. Further, they have set up a system whereby displaced employees whose banks have been destroyed can get their paychecks and cash them at other locations for no cost. For their centers which have been destroyed, they have pledged to give those workers employment in another plant and to help with relocation and re-training when they get there.

I was so pleased when I heard this tonight. There's at least one large corporation caring about what happens to its employees.

[Hello_Kitty]

1. Wonderful!

Let's hope other companies follow suit.

[Lifelong Protester]

2. good news that some corporations are not soulless.

I will make sure I do business with FedEx when I can.

[wli]

13. They are all soulless. They are all I.G. Farbens. It's face-saving. n/t

[Lifelong Protester]

14. well, it may be face saving...

but if I were an employee who was going to get paid through this disaster, I guess I'd be feeling like there was some soul there.

[fleabert]

3. Incredible. great news. nt

[Erika]

4. Yes! n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. That's very generous of them! A corp with a heart!

:woohoo:

[SofaKingLiberal]

6. Great

Hear that Wal-Mart?

[napi21]

7. That GREAT! I only wish some others would join them! n/t

[Lindsay]

8. That iis good news.

Thanks for posting it.

[tk2kewl]

9. Expect the WSJ to slam FedEx for shortchanging shareholders

[iamjoy]

10. I Think Harrahs (Casinos)

Is going to pay their employees (from Gulf Coast region) base salary for at least 90 days.

that's not great, espcially for a tipped employee who only gets a pittance for base, but it is better than nothing.

[I_Make_Mistakes]

11. Yes NO Casino (Harrahs I guess) will pay for 3 months.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Then FedEx has a new regular customer here

Since I sell on the net, I'll be regular business. :thumbsup: