FAA Logjam a Labor Issue

Editorial Staff

Monday, June 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM ET

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The passage of the FAA reauthorization bill is stalled due to a controversial amendment.
This amendment, unrelated to aviation, proposes changes to how labor laws apply to FedEx.
FedEx is actively and strongly opposing this specific amendment, making it the primary obstacle to the bill's approval.

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The issue holding up passage of the FAA reauthorization bill has little to do with aviation per se. A controversial amendment would change the way labor laws apply to FedEx, and the company is fighting tooth and nail to prevent that. AVweb‘s Russ Niles spoke with FedEx spokesman Maury Lane.

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