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Article: United States : FAA, air traffic controllers agree on new contract.
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- August 14, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
Government air traffic controllers and the Obama administration have reached a tentative contract agreement that both sides said they hope will end years of severely strained relations.
Arbitrators recently decided a handful of remaining issues involving pay and vacation time, clearing the way for Thursday's contract announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. Union members have 45 days to ratify the contract.
President Barack Obama told controllers when he was running for the White House that he would address their problems with FAA. Earlier this year, he appointed ...