Posted on 05/24/2016 1:08:32 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
Hillary Clinton is urging the White House to reject Norwegian Air’s application to fly to the United States over questions about its labor practices, adding her voice to a growing chorus of criticism surrounding the low-cost air carrier.
.... Norwegian Air has for years been seeking access to more airports in the U.S. and European Union, by establishing a subsidiary — Norwegian Air International — in Ireland, a member of the EU.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) tentatively approved the application last month.
But critics have slammed the company for attempting to skirt more stringent Norwegian labor and tax laws by establishing itself in Ireland and say it is undermining competition by hiring pilots contracted through Asia, where labor costs are lower.
Clinton's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders, has already voiced strong opposition to the airline over similar reasons.
“Norwegian Air International’s attempt to undermine international labor laws by outsourcing cheap labor from Thailand and other low-wage countries is unacceptable,” Sanders's campaign website says. “We must do everything we can to prevent a global race to the bottom in the airline industry.”
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Maybe these “international labor laws” are what need to be banned from the USA.
How are her Saudi friends on labor laws?
This seems like a very solvable problem. Nothing a charitable donation wouldn’t resolve.
Maybe they only donated $100K to the “foundation”.
The going rate is $225K.
Remember, Hillary can not be bought... only rented.
Thailand?
Muslims are exempt from any application of common sense. Try to keep up, will you.
I go to Norway often. Taxes are so high there Norwegians go to Sweden to shop for liqueur and food.
Did you mean "Thigh-Land?"
What I meant, is that an honest politician stays bought. With high Dems, you need to keep the money flowing, or you could wind up under the bus to the advantage of a more recent bidder.
What about china air???
Crickets from this prez...
“Thailand?”
For stewardess, they get qualified pilots from Europe and the U.S. This is about two things: Labor Unions and competition with SAS.
How can you worry about Norwegian Air’s labor practices when Cuba is an Island Slave Plantation?
Come on Norwegian air............ Donate $300,000 to the Clinton Foundation and she will be all on board.
I thought Hillary was all for free trade and using lesser paid foreign labor.
If the dumbasses that run the airlines would just change the name to “Rainbow Air” then there would be no resistance.
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