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    Amazon effect spreads

    Sep 14, 2022 3 minutes
    Michael Kaine

    Owner-drivers at FedEx are facing an immediate threat to their jobs. In what the American transport giant claims is a bid to remain competitive, FedEx is attempting to mirror an AmazonFlex gig-style model. This is the first casualty of the Amazon Effect.

    We must act quickly and cooperatively to prevent an opening of the floodgates. If FedEx can do this, it will put pressure on more transport operators to follow suit just

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