House Votes to Reject Union Boss-Backed FAA Amendment On Air & Rail Elections

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  April 1st at 03:30 PM  | 

Earlier today, the House of Representatives voted down (220-206) the union-backed LaTourette [R-OH] Amendment to the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. The Amendment was designed to strip language from the bill that would return the 75-year old standards by which ballots are counted in union elections in the air and rail industries. [via the Hill] The House on Friday morning rejected a controversial | Read More »