Tue, Feb 07, 2012
FAs Disagree With Union Rules Changes In FAA Reauthorization
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Flight Attendants from over 20 airlines, represented by the
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and concerned citizens
from across the country held an OccuFLY protest at Los Angeles
International Airport on Monday, February 6. Flight Attendants and
supporters protested what they said is the latest attack on
collective bargaining rights included in the FAA reauthorization
bill.
"The FAA reauthorization should be focused on addressing the
pressing safety issues that will ensure that the U.S. aviation
system remains the safest in the world. Instead, Congress has used
this process to gratuitously attack American workers in order to
satisfy corporate executives. This controversial labor provision is
nothing less than an attack by the 1% against the 99%. We saw it in
Wisconsin and Ohio, now we see it for airline and rail workers who
are simply seeking the benefits of collective bargaining or
fighting to hang on to collective bargaining rights," said Veda
Shook, AFA International President.
Through what the union says is a "secret deal," House
Republicans and Senate leadership have proposed drastic changes to
the Railway Labor Act (RLA). The RLA, one of the nations first
labor laws, was crafted cooperatively by labor and management and
has not been changed in nearly eight decades without the agreement
of both employer and employee representatives. By requiring the
support of at least 50 percent of an employee group before a union
representation election could be held, where currently there is no
statutory requirement, the union says Congress is trying to
undermine a workers choice to have union representation. They say
the move "will virtually ensure that employers will tie up union
elections through endless litigation. Through industry
consolidation current contracts could be jettisoned and union
representation cancelled."
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