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By Steve Hall |
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May 18, 2010 - The
Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade organization for
the leading
"On Monday, ATA
filed a lawsuit (*) seeking speedy review of the National Mediation
Board final rule, which dramatically changes the procedures by which
airline and rail industry union representation elections are conducted.
This new rule turns 75 years of history on its head without compelling
justification. "ATA believes that the National Mediation Board failed to identify any material change in circumstances to support the new election procedure – a procedure that it last rejected only two years ago. “The NMB decision to abandon an election procedure that the Supreme Court twice has upheld, which has allowed unions to effectively organize the rail and aviation industries, and which has served the public interest in avoiding disruptions to the vital national aviation and rail transportation systems, is both disappointing and puzzling. |
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"ATA looks forward
to a quick resolution to this case, so that airlines and their employees
can move forward together and more efficiently address their mutual
goals."
Annually,
commercial aviation helps drive more than $1 trillion in
* ATA members participating are ABX Air, Inc.; AirTran Airways,
Inc.; Alaska Airlines, Inc.; ASTAR Air Cargo, Inc.; Atlas Air, Inc.;
Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Evergreen International Airlines, Inc.;
Federal Express Corporation; Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.; and JetBlue
Airways Corp.
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