Legislation Includes Several Provisions
Fought for by Teamsters
WASHINGTON, April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters are proud to
endorse the bipartisan agreement to reauthorize the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA). Over the last year and half,
Teamsters have been adamant that the FAA Reauthorization Act
include key priorities to protect workers and passengers alike.
"The Teamsters Union is pleased that Congress heard our members
loud and clear when we said that increasing pilot retirement age
and continuing to allow unfettered outsourcing of aircraft
maintenance jobs to foreign countries would be unacceptable," said
Teamsters General President Sean M.
O'Brien. "This bill puts the safety and economic well-being
of airline workers first and we encourage Congress to pass it
quickly."
Several Teamster-endorsed provisions are in the final
legislation, including but not limited to:
- Maintaining the mandatory pilot retirement age at 65;
- Combating the outsourcing of aircraft maintenance;
- Protecting airline employees from assault, including both
passenger service agents and flight attendants;
- Creating new pathways for veterans to become aircraft
technicians; and
- Protecting Teamsters-represented manufacturing jobs from unfair
competition by Chinese state owned-enterprises.
"On behalf of tens of thousands of Teamsters airline members, we
are proud to support this legislation to reauthorize the FAA," said
Bob Fisher, Interim Director of the
Teamsters Airline Division. "This bill prioritizes safety across
the aviation system, protects good union jobs, and directly
addresses essential priorities for Teamsters airline workers—from
pilots to gate agents and every job in between."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow us on
Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at
Facebook.com/teamsters.
Contact:
Daniel Moskowitz, (770)
262-4971
dmoskowitz@teamster.org
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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters