j41driver
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Just had this emailed to me. Must read if you're employed by the airlines....
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Barack Obama:
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- Supports upholding cabotage laws limiting foreign flights between US cities.
FOREIGN CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP
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- Shares "legitimate concerns about the liberalization of control of U.S. airlines."
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[*]"I will work to ensure that foreign investors remain minority shareholders in U.S. airlines."[/FONT][/FONT]
SAFETY AND AIRCREW FATIGUE
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- Supports NTSB and FAA efforts to strengthen airline safety.
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[*]States that a critical component of safety is ensuring that flight crews are not overworked. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
[*]"My administration will take the issue of pilot fatigue seriously."[/FONT][/FONT]
BANKRUPTCY REFORM
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- Strongly supports restoring the original intent of Section 1113 to protect employee rights during the bankruptcy process.
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[*]Worked with Senator Durbin on the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business. Bankruptcies Act of 2007, which was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate, this legislation would strengthen Section 1113.[/FONT][/FONT]
PENSION REFORM AND PROTECTION
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- Is a proud original cosponsor of S.1270, which corrects the inequity at the PBGC penalizing airline pilots forced to retire at age 60.
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[*]Strongly supports correcting the inequity in our pension system.[/FONT][/FONT]
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
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- "I will restore the meaning of U.S. labor protections and laws, including the Railway Labor Act, and reverse the dangerous actions of the Bush administration."
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[*]Spoke out against the Bush Administration’s imposition of a contract for NATCA. [/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Arial,Arial][FONT=Arial,Arial]
[*]Supports the Employee Free Choice Act which helps to restore balance to the organizing process.[/FONT][/FONT]
FAA REAUTORIZATION AND PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS
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- Supports fully funding the modernization of air traffic control systems.
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[*]Supports a Passenger Bill of Rights.[/FONT][/FONT]
EAS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS
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- Obama has worked across party lines to protect funding for transportation in rural, small and mid-sized communities.
AIRPORT SECURITY
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- Supports increasing the number of screeners, improved funding for aviation security.
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[*]Calls for the development of a comprehensive, accurate watch list that is used in a way that protects passengers’ privacy.[/FONT][/FONT]
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