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SHAKEUP IN THE SENATE: LOTT TO HEAD AVIATIONSUBCOMMITTEE}
There has been a huge shakeup in the Senate Aviation Subcommittee-it
appears Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchinson will NOT become
the next chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee. Aviation
Daily reports that subcommittee will be chaired by none other
than labor foe Republican Trent Lott, who is pushing to implement
baseball style arbitration. The move was decided yesterday in
conference. Lott is expected to be the chairman of the full
Senate Rules committee in addition to chairing the Aviation Subcommittee.
Lott used his seniority to displace Hutchinson, who will likely
be pushed down to the surface transportation subcommittee, which
she has chaired previously. CAPA Executive Director Mike Cronin
offers reaction to today's surprising announcement.
{CRONIN:} The speculation even in Aviation Daily was that high
on Senator Lott's agenda is amendment of the railway labor act.
We saw an indication of this last year with Senator McCain's
bill on arbitration which Sen. Lott supported. So, we're now
concerned that with Senator Lott as chairman of the Aviation
Subcommittee, there is likely to be or at least a strong possibility
of action on the field. CAPA is working with our lobbyists and
colleagues and other unions to see what we can do to head that
off. We do not believe that any change to the railway labor
act is warranted. We're putting together a campaign right now
and we're presenting that campaign to the board later in the
month for their approval and getting started as soon as possible.
There is going to be a hearing tomorrow on the state of the
airline industry before the Senate Commerce Committee. The statements
made by airline management and by the Senators will be a strong
indication of what's likely to come. So, I and our lobbyists
plan to attend and take careful notes.
There has been a huge shakeup in the Senate Aviation Subcommittee-it
appears Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchinson will NOT become
the next chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee. Aviation
Daily reports that subcommittee will be chaired by none other
than labor foe Republican Trent Lott, who is pushing to implement
baseball style arbitration. The move was decided yesterday in
conference. Lott is expected to be the chairman of the full
Senate Rules committee in addition to chairing the Aviation Subcommittee.
Lott used his seniority to displace Hutchinson, who will likely
be pushed down to the surface transportation subcommittee, which
she has chaired previously. CAPA Executive Director Mike Cronin
offers reaction to today's surprising announcement.
{CRONIN:} The speculation even in Aviation Daily was that high
on Senator Lott's agenda is amendment of the railway labor act.
We saw an indication of this last year with Senator McCain's
bill on arbitration which Sen. Lott supported. So, we're now
concerned that with Senator Lott as chairman of the Aviation
Subcommittee, there is likely to be or at least a strong possibility
of action on the field. CAPA is working with our lobbyists and
colleagues and other unions to see what we can do to head that
off. We do not believe that any change to the railway labor
act is warranted. We're putting together a campaign right now
and we're presenting that campaign to the board later in the
month for their approval and getting started as soon as possible.
There is going to be a hearing tomorrow on the state of the
airline industry before the Senate Commerce Committee. The statements
made by airline management and by the Senators will be a strong
indication of what's likely to come. So, I and our lobbyists
plan to attend and take careful notes.