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Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"The latest sound on podcast, another near miss in a grilling for the acting director of the FAA here in Washington, we talked with Sarah Nelson, president of the association of flight attendants. I think it's really important to recognize that our union has been speaking up, along with the pilots, the machinists, the air truck controllers, all of the aviation unions for quite some time, that in many cases, the authorization of the FAA funding and priorities has been subject to a series of extensions. And whenever that happens, you can't have any long-term planning for infrastructure and improving that. You also, it's much harder to hire because you don't have the money or the plan or the budgeting for additional hiring. And the air traffic controllers have really been working at a deficit of staffing for quite some time. It takes a long time to get really skilled for this. And don't forget, they have such a stressful job that they have a mandatory retirement age of age 56. So this has been a compound of issues from well before COVID. COVID certainly added to it. But it's very important that as we look at this in a bipartisan effort, they can not delay putting in place three authorization bill for this year with clear priorities clear funding long-term so that we can plan so that we can hire so that we can invest in that infrastructure because what we're experiencing right now has been a series of these extensions and not real investment in the jobs and the infrastructure that is going to keep our aviation system safe. Hear the full conversation on the latest edition of the Bloomberg sound on podcast. Subscribe on Apple Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Plus, listen anytime on the Bloomberg business app and Bloomberg dot com.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"A grilling for the acting director of the FAA here in Washington, we talked with Sarah Nelson, president of the association of flight attendants. I think it's really important to recognize that our union has been speaking up, along with the pilots, the machinists, the air truck controllers, all of the aviation unions for quite some time, that in many cases, the authorization of the FAA funding and priorities has been subject to a series of extensions, and whenever that happens, you can't have any long-term planning for infrastructure and improving that. You also, it's much harder to hire because you don't have the money or the plan or the budgeting for additional hiring. And the air traffic controllers have really been working at a deficit of staffing for quite some time. It takes a long time to get really skilled for this. And don't forget, they have such a stressful job that they have a mandatory retirement age of age 56. So this has been a compound of issues from well before COVID. COVID certainly added to it. But it's very important that as we look at this in a bipartisan effort, they can not delay putting in place three authorization bill for this year with clear priorities, clear funding, long-term so that we can plan so that we can hire so that we can invest in that infrastructure because what we're experiencing right now has been a series of these extensions and not real investment in the jobs and the infrastructure that is going to keep our aviation system safe. Hear the full conversation on the latest edition of the Bloomberg sound on
Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Bloomberg. Bloomberg radio on demand and in your podcast feed. On the latest sound on podcast, another near miss in a grilling for the acting director of the FAA here in Washington, we talked with Sarah Nelson, president of the association of flight attendants. I think it's really important to recognize that our union has been speaking up along with the pilots, the machinists, the air truck controllers, all of the aviation unions for quite some time, that in many cases, the authorization of the FAA funding and priorities has been subject to a series of extensions. And whenever that happens, you can't have any long-term planning for infrastructure and improving that. You also, it's much harder to hire because you don't have the money or the plan or the budgeting for additional hiring. And the air traffic controllers have really been working at a deficit of staffing for quite some time. It takes a long time to get really skilled for this. And don't forget, they have such a stressful job that they have a mandatory retirement age of age 56. So this has been a compound of issues from well before COVID. COVID certainly added to it. But it's very important that as we look at this in a bipartisan effort, they can not delay putting in place three authorization bill for this year with clear priorities clear funding long-term so that we can plan so that we can hire so that we can invest in that infrastructure because what we're experiencing right now has been a series of these extensions and not real investment in the jobs and the infrastructure that is going to keep our aviation system safe. Hear the full conversation on the latest edition of the Bloomberg sound on podcast. Subscribe on Apple Spotify and anywhere else you get your podcasts. Plus, listen anytime on the Bloomberg business app and Bloomberg dot com.
Northwest Newsradio
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Northwest Newsradio
"News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. I'm Kelly blier and here's what's happening violent and property crimes in Seattle increased in 2022, northwest news radio's Ryan Harris. 4% is the number in Seattle for increases in both violent and property crimes with shootings up significantly and murders up 24% year over year, but starting to fall in the latter half of 2022, a trend police chief Adrian Diaz says appears to be continuing. DSS property crimes are coming in under the 5 year average, which he also says shows police are doing good work, but where Diaz expressed concern that many of those crimes are not reported. The more we can get people to report that crime, it gives us much more accurate reflection about what crime trends we need to actually be addressing and what people are experiencing. Council member Sarah Nelson says the 4% increase in property crime can't be accurate because of the number of small business victims many of whom she says don't report the crimes to keep their insurance costs down poor because they can't get officers there quickly enough to take reports. Ryan Harris northwest news radio. Governor Jay inslee says action is being taken to clean up a homeless encampment under the ship canal bridge in Seattle, and they're offering the residents a safer place to live. We've identified quite a number of spots to be able to do that in the upcoming weeks. We want to end that encampment as soon as humanly possible. The neighbors deserve that. And I think we have a reasonable plan to get that job done. Residents in the nearby wallingford neighborhood are asking insley to clear the encampment entirely but for now that won't happen. Well, the transportation department is working to clean the area. They say any residents who want to stay at the site will be allowed to do so. Seattle needs more health won in so does the rest of the country according to democratic congressman Adam Smith from our state. Smith took a ride along with Seattle fire's alternative emergency response unit and was impressed. It needs to be much larger than it is right now. Health one's crew includes a social worker trained to deal with mental illness, homelessness, and drug related emergencies. Smith would like to see the program expand to King County, then across the nation. More than two dozen victim advocates gathered at the state capitol today to
KOMO
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KOMO
"Bit smoky outside and 59° in Seattle. Also in the news tonight, a new poll paints an unflattering picture of life in Seattle, in fact some residents say the city conditions could force them to leave the emerald city. More from northwest news radio's Ryan Harris. Homelessness remains at the top of the list of concerns in the latest poll from the Seattle metro Chamber of Commerce, but the percentage who say it's a top concern is down, which is a sign they see progress. Public safety is also high on the concerns list, holding steady after its rise between the late 2021 and early 2022 polls, so I asked metro chamber CEO Rachel Smith if city leaders are listening to the results. Shortly on the heels of that, you saw mayor Bruce harrell and Seattle city council member Sarah Nelson put together a plan for recruitment and retention of additional officers and that was passed by a majority of the council. And while the survey finds a majority of people think the city is on the wrong track and quality of life is worse, they're still optimistic about the region's future. Ryan Harris northwest news radio. New report ranks the top colleges and universities across Washington according to wallet hub, Whitman college and Walla Walla ranked the best of the state's colleges and universities. Whitman was ranked the best for student to faculty ratio and graduation rate, U dubbed for its admission rate as well as gender and racial diversity. Gonzaga university took the top spot for highest median salary after school overall UW rank number two Gonzaga number three Washington state came in 5th. Well, some real life Power Rangers came to the aid of a woman in Oakland, California. At noka ramen in Oakland, all of the employees dresses Power Rangers on Fridays, a 90s superheroes on Friday night, those Power Rangers jumped into action, a woman ran into the restaurant asking for help that a man was choking her. And was there and saw it unfold. All of the servers slash Power Rangers were moving towards the scene to help one another out. The rangers or restaurant employees got the woman to safety even dragged the man out. Oakland police said the man was detained and he was undergoing a mental health crisis. The woman is okay. Alex stone, ABC News. On the fire lines, it's mid October, wildfire smoke still lingering in the skies above western Washington air quality expected to improve, but a smoky haze will still hang around through probably Thursday of this week. When you love me too high the country music Hall of Fame has three new members after a weekend ceremony, Keith whitley known for his heartfelt crooning on singles don't close your eyes, and when you say nothing at all, former head of RCA Records joke a long tail also recognized he's credited with helping develop some of country music's biggest names like Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Vince Gill, and the band Alabama, galanti was said to be instrumental in the country crossover movement that began in the 1990s. Also honored rock and roll pioneered turned country artist Jerry Lee Lewis. Over no. Leave heart is breaking, you
KOMO
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KOMO
"News radio 1000 FM 97 7 stay connected, stay informed. Good evening is 7 31. I'm Kelly blye and here are the top local stories. Stories. The mayors of 15 cities in snohomish county are joining forces to tackle their most pressing problems. John reports from Everett. Since 2020, crime and Everett has skyrocketed, mayor Cassie Franklin. Shots fired calls are up in 2022 by 66% in Everett, drive by shootings are up by a 123%. Same insult in Marysville and Lake Stevens. That's why these mayors are forming a nonprofit to share their political clout, mayor John nearing on banning police pursuits. But what you can't do is tell the criminals, guess what? We're never going to pursue you, or you get what we have today. 7 of our police cars getting rammed over the course of a few months. They're also recruiting business leaders. There's even talk of hiring a lobbyist to navigate the hallways of the state capitol. John lobert, northwest news radio. Seattle mayor Bruce harrell in the U district today offering assistance to small businesses damaged by crime and vandalism. City council member Sarah Nelson says the cost can be devastating, a broken door blast door at least $2000 to replace. This is a cause when repeated over and over again is enough to close the business. That is why the city is creating the $2 million storefront repair fund, mayor Bruce harrell. Now, we've heard loudly and clearly from businesses and business districts leaders that they want property crime to stop. As I said, repeatedly, the status quo is not acceptable to this man. The application process opens on October 18th for small businesses victimized since January of 2021. Negotiations over the King County budget have begun and as you might imagine, one of the
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US to require more rest between shifts for flight attendants
"Flight attendants will get more rest under a new FAA rule taking effect later this year Airlines will be required to give attendance at least ten hours off between shifts one more than they get now One that is going to improve aviation safety Acting FAA chief Billy Nolan says the change took way too long Congress told the agency for years ago to boost the rest requirement flight attendants union president Sarah Nelson says the Trump administration tried to kill it but Cruz will finally get the rest they deserve and need This feels really good Airlines have up to 90 days to comply Sagar Meghani at The White House
KOMO
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KOMO
"Seattle. Stay connected, stay informed, news radio 1000 FM 97 7. Good evening to 7 O 5, I'm Kelly blier and here's what's happening. Interim Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz will remain will remove interim from his title Jeff bodge reports. Mayor Bruce harrell announced that Diaz will be the permanent leader of the department just days after the names of the three finalists were announced. Diaz says he has a lot of work to do transforming the Seattle PD. Our city requires action on crime on gun violence on perceived and real issues of safety. We can pour through all the statistics in the city and have the necessary nuanced conversations, but at the end of the day, we know seattleites are demanding to save our city. They deserve. Diaz has led the department for more than two years after the previous chief Carmen best to resigned in August of 2020. His nomination still requires approval from the Seattle city council. Jeff pozole and northwest news radio Seattle will soon have its own film commission to help bring TV and film productions to the city before the unanimous city council vote, council member Sarah Nelson said film is a major driver of economic growth. At a time when creatives are leaving Seattle because they're getting priced out, we need to ensure that we retain jobs in the industry. And we're talking about living wage jobs. The council also voted 7 to two to approve a city light electric rate hike of about $4 for the average home. Council members Alex Peterson and chamisa want voted against the proposal saying now is not the time as inflation drives up people's expenses across the board. Nelson pointed out that inflation is also pushing up city lights expenses. The people of Seattle's Chinatown are ratcheting up the pressure over a planned shelter expansion that will house hundreds of homeless people, John lobert reports. They march from Chinatown right into Seattle city hall. Can I get you to start lining up on this side here? The crowd was so big. It had to be separated. Tonya whoo is with the Friends of the Chinatown international
Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"Com and the Bloomberg business app. This is Bloomberg radio. Now a global news update. A gunman in Texas has killed two people and injured a third person near Fort Worth before taking his own life. Police say it happened at a home in halton city yesterday, a police sergeant says one woman was found dead inside the home. Jim Forbes has the latest. Halt some city police say the gunman took his own life, officers responded to a shots fired call in the city just outside of Fort Worth, reports of police injured, followed a second call of shots fired about ten minutes after the initial call. A woman who called 9-1-1 was also injured when she was shot in the leg. And the shooting is still under investigation. The number of flight delays or cancellations this holiday weekend into or out of the U.S. jumped to over 2400 Saturday nearly 600 flights have been canceled. Officials with the flight attendants association say it's been several issues that have been causing headaches. We're seeing the confluence of a lot of things. And you can really call this the perfect storm. It's a combination of storms on the east coast, the COVID pandemic and staffing shortages according to association president Sarah Nelson, the airport seeing the most issues, Dallas Fort Worth international, in Akron, Ohio protesters hit the streets against Saturday over the police shooting of a young black man 4th of July celebrations are canceled instead the city is bracing for protests. Tensions rising this week following the deadly police shooting
Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"This holiday weekend. We're seeing the confluence of a lot of things and you can really call this the perfect storm. Association president Sarah Nelson explained that the combination of storms on the east coast, the COVID pandemic and staffing shortages are all to blame for high numbers of delays and cancellations ahead of the fourth. However, she explained that some hiccups were due to protecting passenger safety. Nelson also praised airlines for cutting capacity in an effort to not over promise and under deliver to travelers. Embattled school police chief Pete Armando was resigning from the Yuval di city council. He was sworn in on May 31st, which was less than a week after the massacre at rob elementary school that claimed 21 lives in a statement to the ivaldi leader news hernando said his stepping down was the best decision. He's faced heavy criticism over the delayed police response to the shooting, especially after saying he didn't believe he was in charge despite being the senior officer on the scene. He was also placed on administrative leave for his role as police chief on June 22nd. I'm Chris coraggio. You're listening to masters in business with very red holes on Bloomberg radio. I'm Barry results, you're listening to masters and business on Bloomberg radio, my extra special guest this week at Perth toll, she is the founder of the freedom ETF, which is based on the life and liberty indexes, which track personal and economic freedoms, so we mentioned that you're now a 5 star morning star funds, but when you were first rolled out in 2019, the index was voted best new international global ETF and index. What made people so excited about this theme back in 2019? Yeah, you know, that was a very proud moment for us because that was voted by the ETF. And she'd won the industry. Yeah, so first investors would put in their nominations and then a panel of judges of ETF experts would vote. And so I'm very honored to have to have that those awards, but I think what it was is that intuitively, investors, it's just understand that freer countries have more sustainable growth, they recover faster from drawdowns. They use their capital more efficiently, whether it's human or economic capital. So capital goes where it's welcomed and where is well treated. And that's Walter wrist in quote. Capital is not just money. It's also people and ideas. And you look at the capital outflows coming from Russia right now coming from Hong Kong. The millionaire exodus. I believe more millionaires per CAPiTA coming out of Hong Kong than anywhere else at this point. And I think that just speaks to the growth potential of the freer markets. To be the launch pads for growth in the next decade. So especially in emerging markets, where they're coming from this very low base. So I think in the emerging markets, because there is such a high concentration and when we launched, I think China wait was about 40% and most emerging markets. Right, it's giant. Russia and Saudi Arabia were in there right now, Russia's out China's down to like 33%. But it's still kind of a high concentration. Saudi Arabia is still in the top ten. You still have turkey Egypt and all of these others. So there's just a high concentration of these autocracies. And I think people are at the time saying, finally, there's a way to invest in emerging markets without funding autocracies. So you hinted at something with Hong Kong and I'm curious if you pay attention or track this in any way. You mentioned the exodus of millionaires from Hong Kong. I wonder what sort of brain drain takes place in places like Hong Kong or China or Russia when the country just takes a really bad turn in the wrong direction. And people finally say, all right, no Mas. I'm out. Yeah, I mean, I think that's a pretty high level of brain drain. I think without capital controls, it would be even higher. So these countries have those capital controls for a reason. And how do you get capital out of countries like China or Hong Kong? Other than buying condos in vain. Very difficult. I mean, I don't know. I always always amazed anytime I visited Vancouver about the see through apartment buildings, which was 75 80% apartments owned by people in China, and it was sort of their safety nets. And other countries, not just all the autocrats, they send their children to school in the free country. Absolutely. Why is that? They're not confident in their own education systems. So you wrote something I thought was kind of interesting. And I want to get some feedback on it. Bricks are a good example of a nonsensical EM grouping made up by Wall Street. Now used by autocracies as a dog whistle for forming alliances against the free world. Explain that. Yeah, so that was prompted by a tweet that I saw. I said, Iran now wants to join the bricks. So bricks was coined by an economist at Goldman Sachs, like 2001 or something. Brazil, Russia, India, China. South Africa was added later. Oh, really? Yeah, but mostly Brazil, Russia, India, China. And so they coined that phrase grouping these countries. But there's nothing in common among these countries except there are all emerging markets, so they're all coming from a low base. So it really made no sense except that it made an acronym. And Wall Street, I think sometimes doesn't realize or consciously denies its own powers. And we created that acronym and then these countries started something called a brick summit. So now they're a summit, so kind of a competition to the G 7 and so forth. And now Iran wants to join. So Ellen Wall Street, we sometimes deny our own power and we create these things, meaninglessly, just to sell products. And then the acronym gets hijacked by autocrats to create alliances against the free world. And so sometimes that's a good example, kind of a visualization of what happens when we invest in these unfree markets as well. We lower the cost of capital for these companies in these markets to do business. There is a cost to doing business in a way that puts state interests first. Every company in China has to do that. I'm using China as an example, but the same thing in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt. I mean, you see expropriation in all these countries. And the state interests always come first. So that comes before your shareholders before yourselves before your customers. And there's a cost of doing business that way. And we are subsidizing that cost by investing in these places in these in these companies. And also these companies typically have very poor accounting standards very poor transparency. We don't know who the actual owners are. And so you could directly be enriching autocrats and their cronies. Because we don't know the ownership of a lot of these things. As long as the regulators are getting there, little payoff on the side, what do they care if the accounting is right? As long as their numbers and we have ourselves to blame for that, it's our regulators that allow this our lawyers who want to make money from this, our investment bankers, and our Wall Street, us. So we have a lot to be responsible for here. And I think sometimes Wall Street, carelessly, makes these things up like bricks, okay, what is that? You know, it doesn't make any sense. And I think now people are realizing that and it's pretty much dead as a grouping and emerging markets investing at least. But now we still have the brick summit and Iran wants to join. So there's a lasting consequence to our actions. When you're in a position to direct assets, whether it's your own assets or someone else's assets, that is a position of power and privilege. And we could use that power for good or not. And in emerging markets, there is no neutral. Really interesting. I recall reading not too long ago, and it actually might have been on Twitter. That the a share investors, meaning the local investors in China get treated very different than the B share investors and if you were a
Bloomberg Radio New York
"sarah nelson" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"This holiday weekend. We're seeing the confluence of a lot of things and you can really call this the perfect storm. Association president Sarah Nelson explained that the combination of storms on the east coast, the COVID pandemic and staffing shortages are all to blame for high numbers of delays and cancellations ahead of the fourth. However, she explained that some hiccups were due to protecting passenger safety. Nelson also praised airlines for cutting capacity in an effort to not over promise and under deliver to travelers. Embattled school police chief Pete Armando was resigning from the uvalde city council. He was sworn in on May 31st, which was less than a week after the massacre at rob elementary school that claimed 21 lives in a statement to the ivaldi leader news hernando said his stepping down was the best decision. He's faced heavy criticism over the delayed police response to the shooting, especially after saying he didn't believe he was in charge despite being the senior officer on the scene. He was also placed on administrative leave for his role as police chief on June 22nd. I'm Chris Karachi. And I'm susannah Palmer in the Bloomberg newsroom. A Shanghai shutdown was hard on Tesla. Tesla delivered fewer cars worldwide than analysts forecast 254,695 cars versus the 261,181 forecast in a Bloomberg survey. This as a COVID related shutdown at its factory in Shanghai affected production. In a statement Tesla said it faces ongoing supply chain challenges and factory shutdowns beyond our control. Governor Kathy hochul has signed a sweeping overhaul of the seat's gun rules, the bill hooker signed on Friday severely limits where guns can be carried and requires background checks to buy ammunition. The legislation will require creation of a statewide license and record database for ammunition sales and allows concealed carry permits to be issued only after a firearm safety course and in person live fire range training. It won't take effect until September. It's what we're trying to do is protect the legitimate rights of private property owners by telling them they don't have to have someone walk into their establishment with a concealed weapon.
KOMO
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KOMO
"To pay past due rent In a 7 to one vote the council passed legislation that expands the amount of time given for tenants to pay past due rent and defines a reasonable plan as one in which debts are repaid in monthly installments with no payment to exceed one third of the monthly rent Previously renters just had 6 months to pay back their past debts Council member Dan Strauss sponsored the legislation and says those who are still recovering from the economic shock of COVID-19 now have a predictable reasonable way to repay any debt they have accrued but council member Sarah Nelson was the only no vote What's important to me is that landlords had the ability to weigh in on this before we discussed it and I'm told that that was not the case The bill now awaits the mayor's signature Jeff poach a northwest news radio Some pointed questions today during a Seattle public safety meeting over the city attorney's plans to forgo prosecution of close to 2000 cases That's part of Anne Davidson's plan to ease the backlog of close to 5000 cases left behind by her predecessor but city councilman Andrew Lewis struggled with the idea there would be no consequences Diversion referrals might be a component of resolving the backlog certainly it's not going to resolve the entire backlog The statute of limitations expired on some while others sat for more than two years on average these cases sat for 334 days Criminal division chief Natalie Walton Anderson It's very difficult to be able to decline these cases Unfortunately we have been incredibly short staff None of these are violent crimes Davison expects to clear the backlog by the end of the year A rising crime rate in Seattle may be setting the stage for police hiring bonuses John libertini reports Gun crimes are up by 138% so far this year killings up by 17% City councilwoman Sarah Nelson says she's feeling the heat Are we happy with the status quo I'm not And I am responding to the overwhelming support of the public Hiring numbers are way down at Seattle PD and city councilwoman Theresa mosquito questions the need for more officers Only 28.6% of calls should actually be handled by sworn officer at SPD Police chief Adrian Diaz says 9-1-1 response times are way down and overworked officers are leaving the department They're going to the agencies around their area because they're offering some level of incentive Some police departments are offering thousands of dollars moving expenses even a take home car Use money already in STDs 2022 budget More than $4 million that Nelson says could be used for hiring bonuses John libertini northwest news radio Companies like DoorDash or Uber eats will have to pay Seattle's minimum wage for work done in the city under a proposed ordinance The bill calls for a per minute rate that is a minimum wage equivalent plus costs like payroll taxes as well as a per mile rate for time in driving required to get to and from the task Workers say inflation and rise in gas costs have cut further into pay that is already low just in higher with delivery service shipped says workers get flexible schedules and some make 25 to $35 an hour Chopping and delivery app based work involves many nuanced and complicated factors in order to ensure the system works for both our customers and our shoppers This potential law risks economic uncertainty and risks the flexible work opportunities that shoppers in Seattle value The council committee has more than two dozen potential amendments to review with an expected vote on amendments in two weeks Reports of anti semitism and other hate crimes are on the rise throughout the country and here in the Pacific Northwest The numbers are compiled by the anti defamation league which conducts an audit of hate crimes every year and 2021 was the worst on record We saw the highest number of anti semitic incidents since we've been doing this on it That's regional director Steven peony he says what's particularly disturbing is a 167% increase in the number of anti semitic assaults here in the northwest the numbers were nearly as high just off the previous year's all time record And an accident at the Yakima training center has left one soldier dead and two others hurt it happened Monday the accident described as a single vehicle incident the cause remains under investigation 20 year old private first class Joseph Martinez was a member of the two two striker brigade team assigned to the 7th infantry division at joint base Lewis mccord Northwest time is.
WTOP
"sarah nelson" Discussed on WTOP
"Thanks to COVID related crew shortages CBS is Errol Barnett from Reagan national airport Airline crews and staff calling out sick with COVID have devastated flight schedules The CDC's decision this week to cut isolation and quarantine times in half will allow the airlines to bring back staff more quickly It's outrageous to me But flight attendant union president Sarah Nelson says that could put even more people in danger This guidance was put in place at the behest of corporate America It was not put in place for public health initiatives And frankly that makes our jobs even harder The flight attendant union now supports a vaccine requirement for domestic air travelers given the surge in cases President Biden said he would impose such a mandate if his top health advisers recommended it Just ahead on wtp a lot of students across the region will be online when schools start to get next week It's two 37 Hi I'm Connie britton and I want to share with you the experience of Donna in Washington She writes I got injured about 5 years ago I was let go and because of the injury I couldn't keep up with my schedule I've tried to find other work but I'm 68 now No one wants to hire someone that old This week is tough though because I had to get my tooth fixed So I only have $10 in my checking account But it will be okay I at least have food because of this pantry Millions of people face hunger Some every day just like Donna The feeding America network of food banks helped provide over 6 billion meals to people in need each year Learn more at feeding America dot org feeding America 200 food banks strong Learning.
WTOP
"sarah nelson" Discussed on WTOP
"To hear The White House says President Biden and Russian president Vladimir Putin will talk today with Ukraine at the top of that agenda The call was requested by Putin as tensions escalate at the border New cases of COVID are hitting all time highs and it could get worse CBS has major Garrett Nationwide the number of children in the hospital with COVID is up 74% in the last month Today the World Health Organization warned that the combination of the delta and Omar crown variants could create a tsunami that's a quote of new infections More than 900 flights have already been canceled for Thursday as COVID related staffing shortages continue at airports for a 6 straight day Here's CBS Errol Barnett Airline crews and staff calling out sick with COVID have devastated flight schedules The CDC's decision this week to cut isolation and quarantine times in half will allow the airlines to bring back staff more quickly It's outrageous to me But flight attendant union president Sarah Nelson says that could put even more people in danger This guidance was put in place at the behest of corporate America It was not put in place for public health initiatives And frankly that makes our jobs even harder The flight attendants union says it now supports a vaccine requirement for domestic air travelers And a Michigan teacher did test positive for COVID on her way to Iceland She had to self isolate in the plane's bathroom for 5 hours to keep from infecting other passengers She says flight attendants brought her drinks and snacks and checked on her the whole time She documented it on TikTok This is CBS News Never miss a moment top news from 24/7 360 five Listen on air on Alexa and on the WTO p.m. Two O threes Thursday morning December 30th 2021 It is 48 at.
WTOP
"sarah nelson" Discussed on WTOP
"To see that this many months of my years later in the pandemic and we've gone back to what feels like the beginning of this More flight delays and cancellations across the world flight aware shows almost 1000 cancellations in the U.S. this traveler couldn't catch a break Delays changing terminals waiting for the plane to be DI's and then our pilot timed out CBS's Errol Barnett on what could happen next And quarantine windows from the CDC are welcome news for airlines which lobbied for the change to 5 days arguing that vaccines and other mitigating measures are widely available and that the ten day window worsened personnel shortages But Sarah Nelson the president of the flight attendants union suggests this new guidance meets corporate needs saying quote if any business precious a worker to return before they feel better it will cause much greater disruption than any staff shortages New York City mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new plan for public schools as cases surge involving more testing A new approach That's going to keep kids safe but also keep schools open Pediatric hospitalizations are rising CBS doctor David agus Most children who are exposed to COVID-19 will not be tremendously symptomatic or be hospitalized But some are And so that causes concern among parents So we await the data anxiously from the Pfizer clinical trial with this vaccine And I do think it will be critically important that these individuals or these children are vaccinated in the coming year A horrible deadly hit and run in South Florida involving children It happened in Wilton manners north of Fort Lauderdale bus drivers shelvin Arjun says he'd stop to drop two people off when the driver pulled around his bus It.
WTOP
"sarah nelson" Discussed on WTOP
"In coronavirus cases Several large schools are canceling in person classes and returning to remote instruction Others are shutting down campus and canceling all student activities including athletics More from CBS correspondent Nikki batiste Cornell University's campus is nearly fully vaccinated but as an outbreak of more than 1100 COVID cases many likely from omicron NYU has canceled all in person gatherings Princeton has made all exams remote and encouraged students to travel home for the holidays as soon as possible The delta variant remains the dominant COVID strain representing about 96% of cases in the U.S. However experts are warning the omicron spread is likely outpacing the nation's ability to track it The D.C. department of forensics says a Macron makes up at least 3% of all COVID cases in the district Nearly 98% of the active duty army has gotten at least one dose of the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine as of this week's deadline for the shots Still more than 3800 soldiers have flatly refused and could start being removed from the military next month the navy released a memo yesterday telling sailors who do not get the shot that they will be released as quickly as possible the air force has already discharged 27 service members Thousands of special personnel guys should say service personnel across all of the military had requested a religious exemption but none have yet been approved Domestic holiday air travel is expected to reach its highest level in two years This despite the spread of the omicron virus variant More on that from Mitchell Miller on Capitol Hill Airline executives have told a Senate panel they're staffing up and thankful for federal assistance during the pandemic But there have been problems with cancellations during the year American Airlines CEO Doug Parker says weather and the difficulty of quickly getting fill in workers has been an issue We don't have the ability to recover as quickly Airlines also say they've given out record levels of refunds Sarah Nelson with the association of flight attendants says disruptive passengers still need to be dealt with firmly and with fines She also says more enforcement is needed at airport gates If we had clear attention on that and had law enforcement response we'd cut down on half of the events on the plane right there On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO P news Coming up on WT The White House announces a plan to rid the nation of lead pipes.
AP News Radio
Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration And Leading Flight Attendants Union discussed on AP News Radio
"Government is announcing the facemask requirements for commercial air travel and other public transportation will continue for several more months the transportation security administration's mask mandate was expected to expire in mid September but now an agency spokesman says passengers on public transport we'll have to wear masks until at least January eighteenth the mask mandate has led to skirmishes between passengers and flight attendants the Federal Aviation Administration says airlines have reported nearly four thousand incidents involving unruly passengers this year and most involved people refusing to wear a mask the president of the leading flight attendants union Sarah Nelson says everyone looks forward to the day that masks are no longer required but says we're not there yet Jackie
The Afternoon News with Kitty O'Neal
Flight Attendants Speak out About Unruly Passengers
"Passengers to long delays. Getting passports. ABC s Alex Stone looks the trouble. With the travel industry. Yeah, you know, Flight crusades is totally out of control right now, Kitty that in the last week there have been 150 new reports to the FAA of unruly passengers most ever in a one week period. Most of them involve people refusing to wear a mask on board and This woman on a Delta flight, saying she wouldn't wear one as police came on Brazil. I think my semen right not respecting her human rights, she said. And this woman on a Southwest flight they landed in San Diego a couple weeks back, knocking out of flight attendants tooth gonna brawl on board there. So most of the battles have been over masks and the EPA, saying it's gotten over 3400 unruly passenger reports this year. 2600 of those have been passengers refusing to wear masks and flight attendants today are saying they've had enough. This is a federal mandate, whether you agree with it or not, and whether they agree with it or not. It's got to be in force, and they say, give them a break. This is way higher than any number of incidents that we've ever seen that Sarah Nelson, head of the flight attendants union, they're going to the FAA today and saying help us out here. What else can you do? Because it's not getting any better. Flight attendants are experiencing a job that they just are not familiar with. It all every day. When they go to work, there's conflict, and there are is disrespect towards them and an incredibly difficult job. The NSA is restarting self defense courses for flight attendants to teach them how to to fight back. It can mean big fines. People are being fined 52,000 bucks up to it. For fighting back against flight attendants. You can get 20 years in prison.
KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM
"David Hog there her comments and posts about school shootings, 9, 11 and Que non prompted the house today to strip her of her committee assignments. Ahead of the vote, representative Green took to the floor herself to try and walk back some of her controversial comments. She said. These words of the past and these things do not represent me or my values and on the floor Thursday, she acknowledged the 9 11 attacks in school shooting tragedies, including Parkland had occurred. Despite past comments questioning them. CBS is Natalie brand on Capitol Hill. It would take an act of Congress to save this year's Alaska cruise season. Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships until February of 2022 travel expert Steve Danny shek says only the federal government can change a law that affects cruise ships traveling from Seattle to Alaska. They have to make one foreign stop. If there are foreign ship and all the ships, the big ones are built. Overseas so they must make a stop in a foreign country. Well, that's always been, Victoria Danny shek told Khyber Radio story. Monsen. The cruise industry contributes more than half a billion dollars to our local economy. Some Washington State lawmakers are betting the gambling industry will bring in more funds, Khyber radios, Hannah Scott explained in 1800 people weighing in on the proposal to expand legalize sports wagering to the states 40 card rooms. Supporters like Republican Senator Peter King, say not only bring in much needed tax dollars, but they provide family wage jobs with great benefits and wouldn't take away anything from the tribes. All I'm saying is, we need to share the wealth here. Others not convinced date. White Mobile is a bad idea for Washington, and this is a clear attempt for work around of the state's prohibition of online gambling. The proposal would only allow online gambling inside the card room. Local brew Masters running for Seattle City Council. Sarah Nelson is co founder of Fremont Brewing, She announced today she's running for position. Nine the seed.
KOMO
"sarah nelson" Discussed on KOMO
"Services announcing it was directing the FDA not to enforce to find after the FDA received heavy backlash on Social media. It is. Come on. Who's Saturday? Reminder. We have that recall of some 190,000 ceiling fans because of the blades apparently can fly off. These were sold at home. People are being recalled after reports of the blades, apparently causing property damage and actually hitting some people. The Hampton Bay Mara indoor and Outdoor ceiling fans were sold this year between April and October. That is a 2020 at home People stores and its website. You're asked to take it. Back to the store and get your refund. Alaska Airlines will no longer accept emotional support animals on its flights. You probably heard the story. It does not go into effect until January, 11th The airline will only transport service dogs, which are specifically trained to perform tasks for a qualified individual with a disability. Sarah Nelson is the president of the Association of Flight Attendants. We've had roosters and ducks and pigs and monkeys. What we really need is for the Department of Transportation to act with guidelines for the entire industry. And that's exactly what has happened with the Department of Transportation Change your rules after feedback from the airline industry and disability community. Regarding in numerous instances of emotional support animals, actually causing injury hazards on board the aircraft and even damage to the aircraft cabins. This is common New Saturday. Another Cuomo extra now Art Sanders 2020 was a tumultuous year, including from a green perspective, says King County ICO Consumer Tom Watson. I almost feel like sustainability and environmental awareness. My career basically weren't that important in 2020. What was important in the year that cove it changed everything. We're surviving human connections taking care of each other. I realize now that sustainability Woz and is as vital as ever. But in 2020, we did have to be patient about that and put things into perspective for our regular even have bitch Will green practices, consumers and businesses. Some. We had to pick and choose sometimes choosing safety protection and saving money over recycling or conserving energy and water. We haven't been able to use some of our regular reusable items such as tote bags at the grocery. We haven't been able to go to repair events were generating more waste with our purchases and not buying as many green products. We may not be writing the bus is much, but we will do all those things again someday and do them or and better and greener And there was some positive green news in 2020, such as the growth of the solar energy and the electric vehicle Industries and was therefore walking in cycling. So here's to a happier, healthier and greener New Year in county ICO Consumer Tom Watson on coma News. It's mattress firms..
All Things Considered
American And United Airlines Announce Layoffs As Federal Payroll Support Runs Out
"Big layoffs today at two of the nation's biggest airlines, American and United are notifying 32,000 employees that they are being furloughed as federal payrolls support runs out. Congress in the White House appear to be inching closer to an agreement on another massive pandemic relief package. But as NPR's David Shaper reports, the airlines say they needed it yesterday. Airline passenger traffic is down close to 70%. Since the start of the pandemic, and with fewer people flying airlines are hemorrhaging tens of millions of dollars a day. The cares act gave them $25 billion in direct payroll support. Allowing them to pay employees through September 30th. That was yesterday. Today People are devastated. Sarah Nelson heads the Association of Flight Attendants, the largest flight attendants union. They're looking at not having a pay check to pay rent. They're looking at not having healthcare. In some cases, we've got to Aviation workers who are both on the furlough list to live in the same home spouses or partners and kids who count on them. Both United and Americans say they'll recall workers if Congress provides more relief money soon. Other airlines, including Delta and Southwest say they had enough employees take early retirement or incentives to leave. So they won't need to furlough workers right now, but they could in a couple of months,
Here & Now
Tens of thousands of airline workers are facing furloughs and loss of their health insurance
"Continue today between Congress and the White House on another Corona virus relief package, and the urgency is growing. We got news today that another 8,837,000 people filed for unemployment last week. Slightly down from the week before, and the fifth consecutive week that claims have stayed below one million. But there may soon be more than than March March Cares. Cares. Act Act provision provision prohibiting prohibiting layoffs layoffs expired expired at at midnight, midnight, striking striking a a blow blow to to airline airline workers. workers. And And U. U. S. S. Airlines Airlines began began laying laying off off and and furloughing furloughing tens tens of of thousands thousands of employees, including 32,000 involuntary furloughs at United and American Airlines combined. Sarah Nelson joins us now by Skype. She is international, president of the Association of Flight Attendants Union representing some 50,000 workers. And Sarah tens of 1000 furloughed your reaction. We've been telling Congress for months that this would happen, But now we're here. The problem is that this is just today. There's no backstop now because thes requirements of the airlines for no layoffs are gone. And so as we continue with only 15% of the revenue from a year ago Is all due to Corona virus and the impact of that there are likely other layoffs coming and we're just the tip of the spear because for every aviation job we support one and 14 jobs in this country, So this is going to start a real tsunami of job loss and it's It's just It's devastating.
NPR's Business Story of the Day
Aviation Workers Caution Another Shutdown Could Affect Holiday Travel
"Among other things the partial government shutdown affected aviation security, though, fears of another shutdown have eased fears of security problems have not NPR's David Schaper reports throughout the reason. Five week partial government shutdown air, traffic controllers continued to work without getting paid until day thirty five that's when a handful of controllers called in is unable to work at two east coast air traffic control facilities short the FAA had dramatically slow air traffic in the heavily congested northeastern US airspace. Grounding planes at New York's LaGuardia and other airports lengthy flight delays and cancellations mounted and within a few hours, President Trump and congress finally ended the shutdown but only for three weeks. This is all just abysmally stupid. Oregon democrat Peter defazio chairs the house transportation committee. It's absolutely absurd to think that we're going to allow another shutdown of air, traffic control and the. FAA defazio wants to insulate the FAA and keep its employees working and paid during a shutdown. We collect the tax every day and that tax was collected every day during the shutdown and went into the airport and airway trust fund, we should just allow the agency to draw on that trust fund and never shut down. Again, depaz you'll has a Bill to do just that. And his committee is holding a hearing on today, but the legislation cannot become on time to prevent another possible shutdown this weekend, and that's raising safety concerns. Again. Mike Perron is president of the union representing airplane inspectors, safety technicians and other regulators every day that goes by that people are not working doing their jobs or doing on a stressful conditions, the possibility of safety being eroded is definitely there. And if airline crews believe safety is compromised, they won't fly says Sarah Nelson of the association of flight attendants flight attendants are going to watch very carefully. And we are not going to come to work in an unsafe system. The flight attendants and other unions are planning rallies in the coming days in hopes of increasing pressure to avert another shutdown. David Schaper, NPR news. This message comes from NPR sponsor. Comcast business. Business has always been driven by innovators. That's why Comcast business is helping you with technology that provides better experiences. Comcast business beyond fast.