The American Federation of Government Employees has claimed that it negotiated reduced punishment for some of the TSA workers found to have not been doing their jobs. Is this good?
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UPS Airlines to switch to ‘full-face oxygen masks’ in cockpits UPS said that it will retrofit the oxygen masks in the cockpit with “quick-donning” full face oxygen masks. “Safety is an absolute priority for our employees, our customers’ shipments and our aircraft,” UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols stated. Installation of the new masks on UPS’s [...]
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Canada says, “No,” to the US-style pat-downs, the St. Louis airport renovations will include public art, Delta wins another three union battles
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The airlines with their recent and not-so-recent mergers have been some of the best examples of union vs. union animosity. Plus, union heavy-handiness makes any cruel capitalistic management look tame by comparison.
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Delta starts unionization voting as union flight attendants from Northwest are merged with the non-union Delta folk. FAA orders airline to inspect Japanese-made seats. Secrets of getting upgraded.
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John Pistole faced the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. As expected the Democrats were supportive and friendly and the Republican side focused on the issue of unionization of TSA. This nomination doesn’t appear, however, to have any roadblocks for approval. TSA may have a leader soon.
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In a major development on the AA front and its rocky labor relations, management has reached an agreement with negotiators in the Transport Workers Union of America who represents the mechanics and other related workers, the largest labor group at the airline.
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Where United Airlines and Continental Airlines don’t have many routes that overlap, they do have unions that overlap and these unions are sure to be far more difficult to couple than will be the route structures.
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In these days of airline union unrest in the headlines, this look at the underpinnings of Southwest Airline’s flight attendants’ union provides an enlightening view of the birth and growth of a successful airline union that has worked together with management to create legendary customer service and a profitable airline.
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