March 20, 2008 - The Coalition for an Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights (CAPBOR) was formed by passengers who were stranded on several American Airlines planes for up to 9 hours at Austin International Airport on December 29, 2006. When airlines push aircraft from the gate and park them for hours without sufficient food, water, functioning restrooms or timely information, front-line employees have to deal with the fallout of poor management decisions.
The IAM and the CAPBOR are both alarmed about how potential airline mergers will affect airline employees and passengers, the two groups essential to an airline’s success. "We believe the IAM is an outstanding organization that fights for workers rights and cares about the well-being of passengers," said CAPBOR President Kate Hanni. "We ask IAM members to join us in our fight to ensure airline executives treat passengers with dignity and respect at all times. Visit our website, www.flyersrights.org, and sign the petition on our Get into Action page to support a Bill of Rights for airline passengers."
