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Reported by Josh Funk for AP News. The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF’s workers continue to fight against the railroad’s new attendance rules that they say penalizes them for missing work for any reason even though a judge has barred them from striking. The unions launched a petition drive this week and renewed…

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As reported by Madeleine Ngo for the New York Times A coalition of labor unions representing tens of thousands of airline industry workers urged the Justice Department to step up its prosecutions of unruly passengers on Thursday. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, the group asked the department to pursue and prioritize…

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As Reported by Jessica Wehrman for Roll Call Republicans and Democrats demonstrated a fundamental disagreement Tuesday on how best to address skyrocketing numbers of weapons being confiscated at airport security checkpoints, with Republicans arguing for more education and Democrats more inclined to embrace higher penalties for offenders. While both parties agreed that the nearly 6,000…

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As Reported by Jennifer Shutt for News from the States U.S. House members wrestled Tuesday with how to address a spike in travelers trying to bring firearms through airport screening points in carry-on bags. During 2021, Transportation Security Administration officers detected 5,972 firearms at checkpoints, 86% of which were loaded. That number was up from…

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As Reported by CBS Miami  Representatives from Miami International Airport and Atlanta’s Hartfield-Jackson Airport testified before lawmakers in the House as part of a national effort to tackle the surge in weapons discovered at TSA checkpoints nationwide. Last year, the U.S. broke a record for guns found in carry-on luggage. An alarmingly high number of…

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As Reported by Lillianna Byington for Bloomberg Government Higher fines, more signs, and a no-fly list could help deter passengers from bringing a rising number of guns to airport security checkpoints, airport executives, police, and lawmakers said. Such incidents reached record levels over the last year and more needs to be done to stop them,…

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As Reported by Karl Evers-Hillstrom for The Hill Labor unions representing airport service agents on Thursday urged the Biden administration to protect their members from abusive and violent travelers. In a letter to Biden administration officials, the unions said that Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to crack down on assaults against flight crews does not…

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