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Airline Workers Fairness Act
1/16/2023, 8:33 AM
Congressional Summary of S 1479
Airline Workers Fairness Act - Requires procedures that ensure the fair and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in certain transactions for the combination of air carriers which were pending or had been completed during the period from January 1, 2001 to September 11, 2001, and which did not result in the creation of a single air carrier by September 11, 2001.
Requires specified labor protective provisions, which were imposed by the Civil Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger, to apply to covered employees of the covered air carrier, in any covered transaction that leads to the combination of crafts or classes that are subject to the Railway Labor Act. Requires the terms of a collective bargaining agreement to govern the process of seniority integration where such agreement provides for application of such labor protective provisions in such process. Provides for enforcement of this Act in Federal district courts.
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Current Status of Bill S 1479
Bill S 1479 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since October 1, 2001. Bill S 1479 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on October 1, 2001. Bill S 1479's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of October 1, 2001
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1479
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
4Democrat Cosponsors
4Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1479
Primary Policy Focus
Labor and EmploymentPotential Impact Areas
- Airline employees
- Airlines
- Civil actions and liability
- Collective bargaining agreements
- Commerce
- Corporate mergers
- Industrial arbitration
- Law
- Seniority in employment
- Transportation and Public Works
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1479
Airline Workers Fairness Act
A bill to require procedures that ensure the fair and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in transactions for the combination of air carriers, and for other purposes.
Airline Workers Fairness Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 1479
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