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Without discussion in conference committee, nor warning, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal to include changes to the Railway Labor Act as part of the FAA Reauthorization bill. The bill was adopted by Congress with approximately two-thirds approval and last Friday it was signed into law by the President. The changes will not immediately impact our current contracts, nor our union representation. The changes will make it difficult for aviation and rail workers to form or gain union representation in the future and the changes do provide a threat to current contracts and representation through mergers. Review a summary of the anti-labor provision > Read More...
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The November 28 edition of Roll Call featured an Op-Ed from AFA-CWA President Veda Shook, along with Presidents Brantley (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists - PASS), Lee Moak (Airline Pilots Association - ALPA) and Paul Rinaldi (National Air Traffic Controllers Association), calling for Congress to get to work and pass a multi year FAA bill.
Read the story at Roll Call.com
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Ohio:
Blow out win 61.3% on Issue 2. 45% turnout on an off election year! Labor and District 4 did an amazing job turning out the vote. We got 2.1 million votes to defeat SB5 ,Kasich got 1.8 million to win Governors race. Volunteers, door knocks, phone calls all off the charts. Awesome work.
NJ:
Dems keep control of the assembly and Senate. Dems picked up one seat in assembly
KY:
Dem Governor Beshear won 56-35, Dem AG won 55-45(this race was a big focus of CWA work), Dem Sec of State won 61-39 we lost Agriculture Commissioner. Great work by our LPAT team led by Barue Wilson and Steve Wimsett
VA:
Dems at risk of losing State Senate recount will determine(hangs on 86 votes). Republicans majority in house of delegates and the governor.
MS:
Won the AG race which was a major focus of CWA work. In addition CWA and partners had ten targeted races results so far on these are: lost 4, won 1 and five too close to call. Voter ID passed, Personhood at conception defeated.
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The Association of Flight Attendants – CWA is planning a series of nationwide events which will help educate the traveling public about a looming shut down of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The short term spending fix, passed by the Senate that allowed nearly 75,000 Americans to return to work and to keep airport improvement projects on track, expires on September 16. Read More...
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Senator Calls Out Those Intent on Shutting Down FAA over Unrelated, Union-Busting Provision
Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) International President Veda Shook today issued the following statement commending Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) for his impassioned floor remarks about the consequences of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shutdown and his resolve to pass a “clean” FAA extension that protects democracy for aviation workers:
“We praise Senator Rockefeller for lifting the curtain on the ideologically-motivated anti-union agenda that has shut down the FAA and left tens of thousands without a job. The Senators determination to ensure that aviation workers have access to democratic, fair elections is a powerful example of his strong leadership. Read More...
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The National Journal is reporting Majority Leader Harry Reid has canceled the Senate recess to deal with the mounting debt crisis. Senator Reid was quoted "...With liberty comes responsibility. We should take that responsibility seriously. I know I do," Reid said. "That is why the Senate will reconvene on Tuesday, the day after the 4th of July. We’ll be in session next week, with our first vote July 5th. There is still so much to do to put Americans back to work, cut our deficit and get our economy back on track."
President Obama criticized Congress on Wednesday saying that not enough work has been done on the debt crises and encouraged the Senate to work through their recess period if progress on the talks could not be made.
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Legislative Policy Committee Chair, Alin Boswell and Council 20 LEC Legislative Committee member Kathryn Gill was on hand at a bill signing ceremony as Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed the Commonwealth’s first law to criminalize human trafficking and provide resources for victims. Read More...
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