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(141,804 posts)there's hope that the senate will vote it down.
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Labor is in effect asking Senate Dems to squash the agreement. But Republican leaders passed it in the House over the objection of nearly every Democrat, and the hope is that Senate Democratic rank and filers will follow suit.
The Communications Workers of America which has led the push to pass a clean FAA reauthorization will amplify their efforts Monday. But theyre short on time. And if the bill passes unchanged, it threatens to widen a rift between labor and incumbent Democrats this election year.
CWA and other opponents urge the U.S. Senate to delete the provisions of the proposed
compromise legislation that would amend the Railway Labor Act and to instead move a clean version of the FAA legislation forward, CWA said in an official statement. A big one to watch.
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