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  Where Is The Delta CEO Apology?

  Posted by Andrew Compart 7:55 PM on Dec 06, 2011

  Delta CEO Richard Anderson owes National Mediation Board members an apology. Here's why:On June 2, in his weekly message to employees, Anderson railed against the National Mediatio... Read More >>

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  The Real Deal On Union-Voting Rules

  Posted by Andrew Compart 9:30 PM on Sep 23, 2011

  Score one for reality over alarmism. The argument for maintaining the new rules for union-representation elections at U.S. airlines received a major boost—or at least it sho... Read More >>

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  Democracy's Rules?

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 6:32 PM on Apr 11, 2011

  Time To Put Debate On Airline Union Elections To RestIt appears the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government are at odds over who gets to set the procedures for... Read More >>

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  People, Give The Poor NMB A Break!

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 10:09 PM on Jan 08, 2010

  Bet you never thought you'd hear those words come out of my mouth, as I'm always wondering how a quasi-government agency is allowed to operate without procedural deadlines required... Read More >>

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  Forget 2009, Is 2010 The Year For Airline Labor?

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 3:36 PM on Jan 05, 2010

  Airline labor unions that were hopeful in 2009 that the Obama administration would set right everything that had gone wrong for them over the past decade are entering 2010 as posit... Read More >>

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  Procedural Ironies Of The NMB

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 3:44 PM on Dec 10, 2009

  Much has been talked about since the NMB issued a proposed rule on Nov. 2 to change the way unions are elected in the U.S. concerning "proper" NMB procedures.Those against the rule... Read More >>

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  Labor/Management Showdown Set For Monday

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 4:36 PM on Dec 04, 2009

  Airline labor and management representatives are set to debate National Mediation Board proposed union election rule changes on Monday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Labor R... Read More >>

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  NMB Hearings: Harder To Get Into Than A State Dinner

  Posted by Jennifer Michels 9:46 PM on Dec 01, 2009

  The stage is now set for the Dec. 7 showdown between airline management and labor.The NMB, which will hear pros and cons on that date regarding its proposed rules in changing how u... Read More >>

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  "No" Big Deal: Would New Union Voting Rules Really Matter?

  Posted by Andrew Compart 4:48 AM on Nov 21, 2009

  In some ways, the big fight over changes in union representation rules for U.S. airline work groups is really a mystery. U.S. carriers are making a big deal about the potential con... Read More >>

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  This Week In Labor Law

  Posted by Christopher Fotos 5:10 PM on Nov 11, 2009

  I used to cover labor issues both for Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine and somewhat more recently for Aviation Daily, so I've been following recent developments in the... Read More >>

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