US pilots ask Trump to block Obama admin ruling they say would kill thousands of jobs

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/01/24/us-pilots-ask-trump-to-block-
obama-admin-ruling-say-would-kill-thousands-jobs.html

A group of airline pilots will rally Tuesday outside the White House in
hopes of getting President Trump to intervene on a ruling by the former
Obama administration that they say could eliminate tens of thousands of
U.S. airline jobs.

The group of roughly 100 Southwest Airlines and NetJets pilots will voice
their opposition to a December 2 decision by the Transportation Department
to allow Norwegian Air International to service the United States, arguing
the airline can undercut labor costs because its headquarters is in
Ireland.

Critics of that strategy call the business tactic a “flag of convenience
scheme.”

Norwegian Air International is a subsidiary of low-cost European carrier
Norwegian Air Shuttle, based in Norway.

“Even before President Trump was in office, we supported his pro-worker
mantra,” Chip Hancock, a Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association official,
said Monday. “He’s looking out for American workers.”

He and Coley George, of NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots,
said they were hearted by Trump on Monday -- the start of his first full
week in office -- for getting the United States out the Obama-backed
international trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

“Another bad trade deal approved by Obama,” George said.

The pilots and their unions have until January 29 to get Trump to stop the
change.

Norwegian started asking to provide air service to the U.S. as far back as
2013, amid objections from airline carriers, unions and others that the
change could undercut labor costs, safety regulations and domestic-airline
ticket prices.

However, the agency gave final approval last month, saying it found no
legal reason to reject Norwegian’s application.

A group of labor unions has also reportedly filed a lawsuit in a federal
appeals court, in an attempt to stop the change.

The legal argument about the Obama administration’s decision is that it
violates a part of so-called Open Skies agreements that state unrestricted
flights among countries are not intended to “undermine labor standards.”

“This decision is just another failed trade deal by the Obama
administration, giving foreign companies an unfair advantage over U.S.
companies,” said Captain Jon Weaks, SWAPA president. “Only President Trump
has the power to reverse the … reckless approval.”


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Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.

Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.

ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.

Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.

Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he has been in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.

With a little luck, we'll see compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail too.