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Transport Workers Union stories: 2 news summaries

American Gets Half of MD-80s Flying

Will cancel another 200, but aims to be
on track in 24 hours

Apr 11, 08 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines flew about half of its MD-80s on schedule today but will ground another 200 for inspections tomorrow morning, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. Execs said that all planes should be back on track by tomorrow night. CEO Gerard Arpey accepted blame for the groundings that have canceled... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • inspection • Transport Workers Union • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80 • Gerard Arpey

MoveOn,
2 Top Unions
Tap Obama

Calif. service workers, NY transit employees had endorsed Edwards

Feb 1, 08 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama scored three major endorsements today, winning the support of the liberal activist group MoveOn and two influential unions that had backed John Edwards. MoveOn’s members voted for Obama over Hillary Clinton, 70.4% to 29.6%. The candidate crowed that the group has “demonstrated that real... More »

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Barack Obama • California • Bill Richardson • Latino voters • MoveOn • SEIU • Transport Workers Union

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