Bill101th CongressFiled Mar 8, 1989Finance and Financial Sector
S. 544
A bill to limit the modification of collective bargaining agreements subject to the Railway Labor Act.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 8, 1989)
Amends the Federal bankruptcy code to include airlines (as well as, currently, railroads) under provisions which prohibit a trustee in a reorganization from altering employee wages or working conditions except in accordance with the Railway Labor Act.
Allows creditors to reach the assets of a bankrupt air carrier's controlled group of corporations.
What just happenedMar 17, 1989
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-548.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH](D-OH)Sponsor
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- Mar 17, 1989Committee
Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-548.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 8, 1989IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 8, 1989IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate