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Anti-unionization measure in FAA bill meets GOP opposition

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March 11, 2011
The labor fighting brewing in Washington is heating up, as some Republicans in the House seem to be having second thoughts about making it harder for aviation and railworkers to organize. At issue is the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill and a provision in it that would overturn a ruling by the National Mediation Board regarding elections in those unions. Until last year's decision by the NMB, if an eligible voter did not vote in a union representation election, her vote was automatically counted as an active vote against representation.