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HR 2989 107th Congress House

Airline Workers Fairness Act

Official title: To require procedures that ensure the fair and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in transactions for the combination of air carriers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Airline employeesAirlinesCivil actions and liabilityCollective bargaining agreements
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Oct 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 3, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Airline Workers Fairness Act - Requires procedures that ensure the fair and equitable resolution of labor integration issues in certain transactions for the combination of air carriers which were pending or had been completed during the period from January 1, 2001 to September 11, 2001, and which did not result in the creation of a single air carrier by September 11, 2001.

Requires specified labor protective provisions, which were imposed by the Civil Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger, to apply to covered employees of the covered air carrier, in any covered transaction that leads to the combination of crafts or classes that are subject to the Railway Labor Act. Requires the terms of a collective bargaining agreement to govern the process of seniority integration where such agreement provides for application of such labor protective provisions in such process. Provides for enforcement of this Act in Federal district courts.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1479 Identical bill Airline Workers Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Nov 28, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 28, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 28, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Nov 1, 2001
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Oct 4, 2001
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Oct 2, 2001
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Oct 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2989: Airline Workers Fairness Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2989/
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"H.R. 2989: Airline Workers Fairness Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2989/.
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