Fri, Sep 03, 2010
FAA Bill Has Been Stalled In Congress Since 2007
As Congressional leaders begin to return to work after summer
recess, six unions representing over 90,000 flight attendants at 37
U.S. airlines, urged members to quickly pass the comprehensive
reauthorization of the FAA that was almost completed earlier this
year. After 15 continuing resolutions, both the House and Senate
passed versions that contained several key provisions favored by
flight attendant unions, but the differences have yet to be
resolved.
"Passage of the FAA Reauthorization bill, which contains several
flight attendant specific safety related items, is long overdue and
must be a legislative priority. We call on Congress to finish the
work they started, work out the differences between the two bills,
and pass a comprehensive FAA reauthorization. Short term extensions
are no longer a viable option. It is time that workplace safety and
health protections for flight attendants are finally addressed,"
stated leaders from the Flight Attendant Coalition.
Measures previously included in the recent version of the FAA
Reauthorization are funding for a flight attendant fatigue study;
the inclusion of OSHA workplace safety and health protections; a
ban on smoking onboard charter flights; notification of pesticide
application on flights; a ban on cell phones while in flight; cabin
air quality provisions that would initiate development of air
quality sensors and filtration; further definition of provisions
restricting foreign control of U.S. airlines; a "Return to the
Cabin" program that will allow flight attendants an opportunity for
rehabilitation after testing positive for drug or alcohol abuse;
and temperature standards for aircraft.
The Coalition consists of the Association of Flight
Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), the Association of Professional Flight
Attendants (APFA), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
(IBT), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers (IAM), the Transport Workers Union (TWU), and the United
Steelworkers (USW).
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