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… attacks by the nation's major air carriers. Led by American, FedEx and Delta, the industry has mounted a campaign to enact legislation that would impose "baseball style" arbitration in airline negotiations, thereby replacing a delicately … in management's favor. The AFL-CIO deplores the nation's airlines' pursuit of this hostile legislative initiative and will work to defeat it if it surfaces in any form in the House or Senate. Last fall, the airline industry secured a multi-billion …

… care system is again in crisis. During the boom years of the late 1990s, few policy-makers or pundits paid attention to potentially troubling signals, as health care costs appeared in check and coverage was expanding. But union negotiators … skyrocketing premiums, by drug prices that put needed medications out of reach for many, by inadequate staffing levels and work conditions that compromised patient care and propelled an exodus of dedicated, experienced, health professionals, and by … much more to preserve them. This is a madness that must stop. The union movement believes that health care is a basic right. Now as always, we are committed to the goal of universal coverage. Ultimately, there is no other way to avoid the …