September 15, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, September 13, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Journal of Commerce reported that the House unanimously approved extending highway and aviation spending on September 13. The $25.6 billion bill includes none of the policy issues that sharply...
September 12, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Talking Points Memo, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. John Mica (R-FL), who chairs the the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced a clean short-term extension of the FAA through December providing back pay to workers who were...
September 12, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Talking Points Memo, September 9, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. John Mica (R-FL), who chairs the the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced a clean short-term extension of the FAA through December providing back pay to workers who were...
August 8, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board, Teamsters
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, August 5, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today praised the Senate and administration officials for acting responsibly and ending the impasse over Federal Aviation...
July 26, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 22, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Up to 4,000 federal employees will be furloughed and $2.5 billion in airport improvement work will stall midnight Friday after federal legislators failed to reauthorize the Federal Aviation...
July 22, 2011 | DOT, Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Journal of Commerce, July 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, warned that Congressional inactivity regarding a Federal Aviation Administration bill would be harmful to U.S. workers and the economy. If...
July 21, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: Associated Press, July 20, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A quarrel between the House and Senate over union organizing by airline and railroad workers could lead to a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. Republicans have inserted language into a...
July 7, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 6, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) announced on July 6 that the Indiana Southern Railroad and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) reached a tentative collective-bargaining...
July 5, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(Source: National Mediation Board press release, July 1, 2011) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. Linda Puchala has been selected a second time as Chairman of the National Mediation Board, effective July 1, 2011....
June 8, 2011 | Headlines, National Mediation Board
(The National Mediation Board issued the following press release on June 7, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Mediation Board (NMB) is pleased to announce that Ms. LoValerie Mullins will join the agency’s Office of Mediation Services on June 20, 2011, as...
