This week, activists from TWU and other aviation unions are coming to Washington, DC to oppose Norwegian Air International. Norwegian Air wants the government to allow it to provide air service between Europe and the US while avoiding labor laws on both continents. Norwegian Air would usher in a race to the bottom for cheap…
President Lombardo recently submitted two sets of federal comments in opposition to the Norwegian Air application at US DOT. Copies are attached. The US Department of Transportation is considering an application for a foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air. This application clearly threatens to undercut labor standards both in the U.S. and in…
Washington, DC –The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) called on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reject an application for a foreign air carrier permit submitted by Norwegian Air International (NAI). In comments filed yesterday, the unions, representing over 80,000…