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Frontier Airlines flight attendants picket company during contract talks

Originally published by The Denver Business Journal

The American Way

Oct 11, 2016 - Economists say it's difficult to prove definitively effects of a merger, and there's been no comprehensive study of the American-US Airways deal. Still, there are signs that the concerns the government voiced in its lawsuit have become a reality.

by Justin Elliott, ProPublica
October 11, 2016

How Stronger Unions Could Fix Our Economy — And Our Politics

Oct 11, 2016 - Of the little we’ve heard, much of this election’s economic policy discussion has focused on what can be done about our historically slow growth, rising inequality, and decreasing social mobility. But neither candidate has focused on one no-brainer solution: strengthening unions.

2016 Wings Over Wall Street

October 7, 2016 - AFA Members, Toni Diamond and Warren Schiffer, became founders of the extraordinary benefit, "Wings Over Wall Street" when Toni was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

Hurricane Matthew Approaches Florida; Governor Urges 1.5 Million to Flee

Oct 6, 2016 - Taking aim at central Florida’s Atlantic coast, Hurricane Matthew intensified Thursday into a Category 4 storm with winds of at least 140 miles per hour and strengthening. The storm was blamed for the deaths of 100 people in Haiti.

Hurricane Matthew: Flight Attendants Stay Safe

October 6, 2016 — Flight Attendants: Wind gusts of over 100 MPH have already been recorded on Florida's east coast. The National Hurricane Center described Hurricane Matthew as "life-threatening rain and storm surge."

China's Xiamen Airlines makes first US touchdown, with hopes for many more

Oct 3, 2016 - When Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the U.S. last September, his first stop was a Boeing factory north of Seattle, where he toured a 787-8 Dreamliner being delivered to Xiamen Airlines.