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U.S. and European Transport Unions Step Up Campaign to Derail NAI Flag of Convenience Scheme

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Joint Declaration Released on Eve of U.S.-EU Joint Committee Meeting   Washington, D.C. – Transportation union leaders from the United States and Europe met today to discuss Norwegian Air International (NAI)’s application for a foreign air carrier permit, which is currently under review by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The American and European labor […]

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NAI Delivers a Timeout in Washington from Partisan Rancor

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In this time of extreme partisan fighting, there’s not much in Washington on which politicians agree. Enter Norwegian Air International, or NAI. This airline’s plan to launch new trans-Atlantic service into the U.S. has become a galvanizing issue in Washington for politicians across the political spectrum who recognize a scam that will harm our economy […]

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TTD to DOT: Show NAI that America’s Workers Have Priority

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Washington DC – Today, Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement regarding two separate comments submitted by TTD jointly with the Air Line Pilots Association and the European Cockpit Association, and with the European Transport Workers’  Federation, on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) August 4, 2014 Notice […]

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TTD to DOT: Show NAI that America’s Workers Have Priority

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Washington DC – Today, Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), issued the following statement regarding two separate comments submitted by TTD jointly with the Air Line Pilots Association and the European Cockpit Association, and with the European Transport Workers’  Federation, on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) August 4, 2014 Notice […]

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