Transportation industry leaders, including Amtrak President Stephen Gardner, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The hearing addressed the impact of recen…
565 viewsFAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen and Association of Flight Attendants President Sara Nelson held a news conference at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to announce a ne…
374 viewsThis portion of the afternoon session of the Netroots Nation day two included three discussions. In the first, Chris Small, president of Amazon Labor Union, spoke with Brian Young about the …
63 viewsSeveral airline CEOs testified about federal aid they received and the boost it gave their industry at an oversight hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.…
2,693 viewsUnion leaders testified at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing on transportation security. Much of the witnesses' testimony focused on the increased number of violent incidents oc…
323 viewsAviation experts testified at a House subcommittee hearing on the increased number of violent incidents on flights. Witnesses shared stories of disruptions by unruly passengers and pointed t…
1,125 viewsAviation industry officials and public health experts testified on air travel safety amid the coronavirus pandemic before a Senate Commerce subcommittee. Other topics discussed included exte…
630 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on protecting transportation industry workers and passengers from COVID-19. A panel of industry experts and professionals…
235 viewsThe House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Aviation and Maritime Security held a virtual hearing on the safety of air travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Representatives from the U.S. T…
544 viewsAuthor and journalist Sarah Jaffe and labor union representatives discussed labor movement efforts of the past and present and how the working class is faring in today’s climate. This virtua…
142 viewsSara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, talked about how airlines were responding to the coronavirus pandemic and what was being done to keep flight…
858 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to review the Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of the FAA Re…
865 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing to review the Transportation Department and Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of the FAA Re…
173 viewsAirline pilots and aviation industry leaders testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation on the status of the Boeing 737 Max airplane. Witnesses inc…
2,442 viewsRepresentatives from law enforcement, labor unions, and airlines talked about a recent increase in violent and unsavory passenger incidents and ways to de-escalate and prevent such situation…
760 viewsThe Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a hearing on combating sexual harassment in the hotel, service, and airline industries. Employees and advocates from those industries shared …
1,652 viewsUnited Airlines President Scott Kirby and trade organization leaders testified before a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on the state of airline travel and ways to im…
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