Northwest Mechanics Want Labor Representation on FAA Management Advisory Council.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2003 Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) is an independent union that represents aircraft maintenance employees of commercial airlines in the United States. AMFA is committed to the principles of craft unionism, in that it seeks to represent only airline mechanics and (AMFA AMFA Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act (PL 100-494) AMFA Asociación Movimiento Fe y AlegrÃa (Association for Activities of Faith and Joy; Guatemala) ) Local 33, serving Northwest and Mesaba Airlines Mesaba Airlines is an American regional airline based in Eagan, Minnesota. The airline operates under Mesaba Aviation, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Airlines. All of its flights are operated under the name Northwest Airlink for Northwest Airlines. , said that for the health of the airline industry, labor should be represented on the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Management Advisory Council. The council recently appointed six additional members, none of them representing labor. "The word 'management' in this group's name refers to its stated responsibility for counseling the FAA Administrator and senior agency leadership 'on management, policy, spending and regulatory matters.' It should not mean the crucial viewpoint of labor is automatically excluded on these issues of common concern to all parties," said AMFA Local 33 President Jim Atkinson Atkinson may refer to: Places In Canada:
"For the health of the airline industry, we urge the FAA to add labor representation to the Management Advisory Council at the earliest practical date," he added. |
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