Urge Senate support of S.2059 - The Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

Senate Bill 2059, the "Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act," if enacted, would correct the injustice imposed on Flight Attendants nationwide by various courts' strict interpretation of the 1250 hours worked requirement under the Family Medical Leave Act. Although the Act was originally intended to cover airline crewmembers, this interpretation has placed the benefits of the Act beyond the reach of most full-time crewmembers. Introduced by Senator Hillary Clinton (D, NY), the bill has 37 co-sponsors: Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO] Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV] Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN] Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT] Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR] Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA] Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] All Flight Attendants are asked to contact any of their state Senators not currently listed as a co-sponsor and urge their support for Senate Bill 2059. To contact your Senators and urge their support of bills S.2059, phone the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request. To email your Senators directly through their individual web sites, go to the following link: www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Select the site for your Senators and urge their support for this vital bill today!

 

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