DOT Chief Calls Closed Industry Forum
11-10-2009, 02:06 PM
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DOT Chief Calls Closed Industry Forum
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DOT Chief Calls Closed Industry Forum
Nov 10, 2009
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called together an invitation-only meeting of high-ranking airline, airport and labor officials, along with some industry analysts and consumer group officials, to discuss the future of the aviation industry.
The DOT is not making the agenda or attendee list public, but The DAILY has been told that the meeting has been called at the request of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), the organization representing 32 industry unions, and the same group that first requested what is now a proposed rulemaking by the National Mediation Board to change the way airline unions are elected in the U.S.
When asked if this meeting was called by the AFL-CIO, Olivia Alair, DOT spokeswoman, said, "Secretary LaHood made the decision to bring together aviation representatives to talk about the future of the industry because he wants it to succeed. Given the economic pressures and challenges U.S. aviation is facing, a number of stakeholders suggested a meeting like this would be helpful so people could share ideas and perspectives.
One industry representative, who will be involved in the proceedings, said some of the panelists were told that if they had any innovative ideas, they were to put them on the table. According to this source, it is clear that no one is happy-not labor, not management, not investors. So something must be done and the secretary may be looking to see if 30 years after deregulation, the U.S. has followed the correct public policy. He also suggested that at the press briefing that is to follow the closed meeting, LaHood will be announcing the formation of a working group to look at either this over-arching subject, or a more narrowly focused labor policy. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt also will be with LaHood giving opening remarks to the forum, and later to the press, which will be briefed at 2:30 p.m.
According to the DOT, "The group will cover a wide range of topics including globalization, the economy and the environment."
The DAILY has been told that panelists will include Bryan Bedford, chairman, president and CEO of Republic Airways Holdings; John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association; Edward Wytkind, president of the TTD; Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines; Jamie Baker, analyst at JP Morgan; Mike Bair, a VP at Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition; Ben DeCosta, general manager of Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport, and Peter McDonald, chief administrative officer at United, just to name a few.
Although the DOT has not said who is on the panels, the meeting comes at an interesting time, considering the NMB is taking a hard look at 75 years of labor law, and will be holding an open meeting Dec. 7 to discuss changes to airline unionization rules.
The NMB, in fact, decided recently to form an independent committee to study its own internal functions, policies and procedures. It is calling this group the Dunlop Committee Reports Review Committee (being referred to as Dunlop II). The first Dunlop Commission report came out in 1994, which studied U.S. labor law. The NMB said Dunlop II "has been asked to report to the board its updated recommendations for agency improvement. Its report, although advisory, will be carefully considered by the board as it looks forward to its next decade of service."
Dunlop II was asked to report its recommendations to NMB on Nov. 1. Those findings have not been made public. The Dunlop II committee is comprised of Robert DeLucia, Airline Industrial Relations Conference; Kenneth Gradia, National Carriers' Conference Committee; Joel Parker, Transportation Communications Int'l Union; Seth Rosen, International Pilots Service Corporation Committee Facilitator; and Joshua Javits, Dispute Resolution Services. Advisors to the committee are Dennis Boston, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; Clare Burt, Association of Flight Attendants, and Jerrold Glass, F & H Solutions Group.
Industry representatives have until 4 p.m. Nov. 20 to let the NMB know of their interest in attending or speaking at the Dec. 7 open meeting to discuss changes to NMB's interpretation of the Railway Labor Act by emailing [email protected].
DOT Chief Calls Closed Industry Forum
Nov 10, 2009
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called together an invitation-only meeting of high-ranking airline, airport and labor officials, along with some industry analysts and consumer group officials, to discuss the future of the aviation industry.
The DOT is not making the agenda or attendee list public, but The DAILY has been told that the meeting has been called at the request of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD), the organization representing 32 industry unions, and the same group that first requested what is now a proposed rulemaking by the National Mediation Board to change the way airline unions are elected in the U.S.
When asked if this meeting was called by the AFL-CIO, Olivia Alair, DOT spokeswoman, said, "Secretary LaHood made the decision to bring together aviation representatives to talk about the future of the industry because he wants it to succeed. Given the economic pressures and challenges U.S. aviation is facing, a number of stakeholders suggested a meeting like this would be helpful so people could share ideas and perspectives.
One industry representative, who will be involved in the proceedings, said some of the panelists were told that if they had any innovative ideas, they were to put them on the table. According to this source, it is clear that no one is happy-not labor, not management, not investors. So something must be done and the secretary may be looking to see if 30 years after deregulation, the U.S. has followed the correct public policy. He also suggested that at the press briefing that is to follow the closed meeting, LaHood will be announcing the formation of a working group to look at either this over-arching subject, or a more narrowly focused labor policy. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt also will be with LaHood giving opening remarks to the forum, and later to the press, which will be briefed at 2:30 p.m.
According to the DOT, "The group will cover a wide range of topics including globalization, the economy and the environment."
The DAILY has been told that panelists will include Bryan Bedford, chairman, president and CEO of Republic Airways Holdings; John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association; Edward Wytkind, president of the TTD; Ben Baldanza, CEO of Spirit Airlines; Jamie Baker, analyst at JP Morgan; Mike Bair, a VP at Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Kevin Mitchell, chairman of the Business Travel Coalition; Ben DeCosta, general manager of Atlanta-Hartsfield Airport, and Peter McDonald, chief administrative officer at United, just to name a few.
Although the DOT has not said who is on the panels, the meeting comes at an interesting time, considering the NMB is taking a hard look at 75 years of labor law, and will be holding an open meeting Dec. 7 to discuss changes to airline unionization rules.
The NMB, in fact, decided recently to form an independent committee to study its own internal functions, policies and procedures. It is calling this group the Dunlop Committee Reports Review Committee (being referred to as Dunlop II). The first Dunlop Commission report came out in 1994, which studied U.S. labor law. The NMB said Dunlop II "has been asked to report to the board its updated recommendations for agency improvement. Its report, although advisory, will be carefully considered by the board as it looks forward to its next decade of service."
Dunlop II was asked to report its recommendations to NMB on Nov. 1. Those findings have not been made public. The Dunlop II committee is comprised of Robert DeLucia, Airline Industrial Relations Conference; Kenneth Gradia, National Carriers' Conference Committee; Joel Parker, Transportation Communications Int'l Union; Seth Rosen, International Pilots Service Corporation Committee Facilitator; and Joshua Javits, Dispute Resolution Services. Advisors to the committee are Dennis Boston, Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen; Clare Burt, Association of Flight Attendants, and Jerrold Glass, F & H Solutions Group.
Industry representatives have until 4 p.m. Nov. 20 to let the NMB know of their interest in attending or speaking at the Dec. 7 open meeting to discuss changes to NMB's interpretation of the Railway Labor Act by emailing [email protected].
11-11-2009, 07:44 AM
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Jerrold Glass, F & H Solutions Group.
Oh that's good, wasn't he at US Air clubbing union labor over the head during their two trips through Bankruptcy?
The CEO of Repugnant and Jerry Glass, noted union buster...fantastic.
Everyone will be eating Ramen noodles and living in surplus FEMA trailers left over from Katrina.
Great.
Oh that's good, wasn't he at US Air clubbing union labor over the head during their two trips through Bankruptcy?
The CEO of Repugnant and Jerry Glass, noted union buster...fantastic.
Everyone will be eating Ramen noodles and living in surplus FEMA trailers left over from Katrina.
Great.
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