Originally Posted by
bay982
George Bush got it approved. Is that who you were talking about?
Just in case you thought Republican politicians were concerned about workers.
"The initial agreement was signed in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2007. The agreement became effective March 30, 2008."
Article 17 bis was added to the agreement in 2010 in anticipation of flag of convenience type schemes. The lesson thus far is that labor provisions in open skies agreements are about as meaningful as no furlough clauses in union contracts. The global push is to lower standards as much as possible, and it doesn't matter who the politicians are.