The Senate passes GOP FAA extension after White House freaks out

By: Soren Dayton (Diary)  |  August 5th at 11:05 AM  | 

Yesterday the press announced a bipartisan compromise over the FAA. Of course, that wasn’t what happened. One reporter told me that the deal was bipartisan because “that was how Reid framed it in his statement.” What really happened was that Harry Reid and Senate Democrats proved themselves to be venal, the press fell down on the job, the White House had a panic attack, and | Read More »

The FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act & What Has Union Bosses in a Panic

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  March 29th at 09:00 AM  | 

On Monday, the International Association of Machinists won an election to represent 2,900 employees at AirTran. The union (the same union calling for airline re-regulation) won despite the fact that 1,906 (nearly 66%) of AirTran’s employees did not vote for unionization. In fact, 36% of the employees did not vote at all. The union’s victory is a good example of how President Obama’s union appointments | Read More »