Executive Council Statement
Mismanaged Airlines Hurt Workers and Passengers
… through the use of or the threat of bankruptcy—have been forced on employees. Air carriers claim drastic cost-cutting and outsourcing, no matter the impact on workers and passengers, are the only ways to keep airlines flying and out of bankruptcy … We call on Congress and the administration to provide careful oversight of U.S. airlines to ensure that staffing levels, outsourcing and poor labor-management relations do not impact safety or further erode customer service. We also call on …