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LABOR UNIONS EXPRESS SUPPORT BEHIND NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD (NMB)
APPOINTMENTS
"Dear President Biden:

We, the undersigned unions representing hundreds of thousands of
Americans working in the airline and rail industries, take pleasure in
expressing our strong support of Deirdre Hamilton to serve as a Member
on the National Mediation Board (NMB), and for sitting NMB member Linda
Puchala's reappointment to the board. We also urge you to make these
appointments immediately. Unlike other federal agencies, the
Trump-appointed NMB will remain in control until new board members are
nominated and confirmed by the Senate. With each passing day, the Trump
NMB is allowed more opportunity to suppress the voices of aviation and
rail workers, stifle collective bargaining rights, and undermine the
Biden-Harris pro-worker agenda.

Created by Congress through the Railway Labor Act (RLA), the NMB plays
an essential role in the facilitation of labor-management relations in
the aviation and rail industries. Collectively, our unions represent
mechanics, pilots, flight attendants, engineers, conductors, and
maintenance of way employees, among other critical roles. These workers
are best served when the NMB is reliably staffed with public servants
who understand the importance of collective bargaining and who, when
disputes arise, will seek fair and timely resolutions. Both Ms.
Hamilton and Ms. Puchala have impeccable qualifications for positions
on the board, and have proven throughout their careers to be steadfast
allies of workers..."


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