FAA Shut Down in Fight Over Union Favors

by | Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized

Nearly 4000 people are out of work today and the government is losing $200M a week in uncollected taxes on airfares as the Senate failed to pass either longterm or temporarily funding of the FAA on Friday.  The Senate passed a long term funding bill for the agency in February and the GOP controlled House passed a different version in April that also overturned changes to the union election process for transportation workers.  Last year the National Mediation Board replaced the unit majority election process that had been in place for 75 years to a process that favors unions. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is insisting the new union friendly election rules must be maintained for the Senate to move forward on long term FAA funding.  Senate Republicans have blocked what would be the 21st temporary funding of the agency which has not been permanently funded since 2007.

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