WASHINGTON (AP)--Airline and labor union officials will testify at a Senate hearing next week about the seniority system that left former Trans World Airlines Inc. employees among the first to be laid off during recent cutbacks at American Airlines, which purchased bankrupt TWA in 2001.
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., called the hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, on which he serves.
We need to hear from the individuals involved why all the promises turned into pink-slips for so many, Bond said in a statement issued Thursday. While Congress cannot undo the damage, we can learn how to prevent this from ever happening to other workers elsewhere.
The committee issued a list of scheduled witnesses that includes former American Airlines Chief Executive Officer Don Carty and former TWA president and CEO Bill Compton. A former pilot, flight attendants and union officials also are listed as witnesses.
The hearing is set for 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) Thursday.
Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., called the hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee, on which he serves.
We need to hear from the individuals involved why all the promises turned into pink-slips for so many, Bond said in a statement issued Thursday. While Congress cannot undo the damage, we can learn how to prevent this from ever happening to other workers elsewhere.
The committee issued a list of scheduled witnesses that includes former American Airlines Chief Executive Officer Don Carty and former TWA president and CEO Bill Compton. A former pilot, flight attendants and union officials also are listed as witnesses.
The hearing is set for 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) Thursday.