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Bell Helicopter Textron is cutting 290 jobs from its Fort Worth workforce. The layoffs are effective immediately and include hourly, salaried and management employees. Also being cut are about 85 Bell contractors…
Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, used the layoffs to voice his disapproval of sequestration in a statement issued by his office…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement today after the House voted 230 to 189 to pass the Republican Continuing Resolution:
Hundreds of American Airlines and US Airways employees are set to rally outside of Capitol Hill at noon on Wednesday to build support for the airlines’ proposed $14 billion merger. Two members from the Texas Congressional delegation, Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville) and Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth) will join other members of Congress along with union members and leaders…
Pro-merger airline workers: Hundreds of flight attendants, pilots, airport gate workers, mechanics and other employees of American Airlines and US Airways are set to flood the Hill today. The groups have more than 350 meetings with members’ offices to ask them to press DOJ to drop its suit against a proposed merger between the two airlines.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) made the following statement US Airways-American Airlines merger press conference and rally which takes place in Washington today at 12:00 p.m.:
"American Airlines and US Airways joining together to form the new American is critical for the viability of both air carriers and a benefit to air passengers and the thousands of employees of both of these companies. Finalizing this deal means job security for over 24,000 Texans.”
Dozens of American Airlines employees and a few US Airways workers boarded a charter flight at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport on Tuesday to head to Washington, D.C., to rally in support of the airlines’ merger.
The rally is scheduled to include U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound; Robert Brady, D-Pa.; Pat Meehan, R-Pa.; Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth; and Robert Pittenger, R-N.C.’
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