Union Proposal for Airport Screeners Stalls at the Gate
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It's almost a replay from five years ago. The Senate plans to vote today on whether to extend union rights to federal airport screeners, a fundamental question that confronted Congress when it created the Transportation Security Administration after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Following a contentious debate at the time, Congress left union rights to the discretion of the Bush administration, which decided collective bargaining was inappropriate for TSA workers because of national security considerations. Last month, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), brought the issue back, a sign of how the 2006 election has changed congressional priorities. ...
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The result of a vote that could lead to strikes at some of the UK's busiest airports is to be announced.
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The expansion of a federal airport-security checkpoint in Sky Harbor International Airport&#39;s Terminal 4 is causing road restrictions at passenger drop-off points.
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United Airlines and American Airlines are offering to support temporary flight caps at O'Hare International Airport, but they want other carriers also to make schedule cuts to ease delays.
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Travel: Airline travellers could face disruption at Christmas as union confirms call for ballot on industrial action.
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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will continue to use federal screeners, the Port of Seattle confirmed this week as airports nationwide ponder whether private contractors could do a better job.
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With more travelers taking to the skies, itâs becoming harder to find a parking spot at the airport.
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Talks are to be held in an attempt to avert a strike by workers at the UK's busiest airports.
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MOSCOW, Sept. 10 -- Russian authorities have refused to renew the visa of an American labor activist working with a dockworkers union in Kaliningrad, the latest in a series of visa denials targeting Western trade unionists, business people, journalists and lawyers whose activities attracted the...
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US-bound air passengers may have to board their planes an hour before takeoff to allow for more rigorous security checks, according to proposals outlined yesterday by a senior US official.
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Top officials from the United Automobile Workers union are lobbying members hard for approval because a rejection would send them back to the bargaining table.
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The Association of Flight Attendants on Thursday mailed 21,000 strike authorization ballots to flight attendants at United Airlines, setting the stage for a work stoppage if the bankrupt airline repeals a collective bargaining
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Talks to avert strike action that would disrupt some of Britain's busiest airports are set to begin.
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Aircraft refuellers at Heathrow Airport have vowed to push ahead with strike plans this weekend, potentially disrupting flights, after last-ditch pay talks collapsed, their union says.
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The 51-46 roll call by which the Senate voted Tuesday to give 45,000 airport screeners the same union rights as border patrol, customs and immigration agents.
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A lingering dispute over a contract imposed on air traffic controllers last year is delaying the introduction of legislation needed to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, according to congressional staff members and administration officials.
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Several airlines have expressed frustration with the operator of London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports for delays in lifting security restrictions despite an easing of Britain's terror alert.