The Department of Transportation must rule by August 31st on Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) application for a waiver allowing it to begin transatlantic service in the U.S. before receiving a formal permit to do so. We are asking the DOT not to grant this waiver, and we hope you’ll sign our petition opposing the waiver as well.
Although Norwegian in origin, NAI will register its planes in Ireland, hire pilots in Singapore, and base flight crews in Thailand – all so that they can skirt Norwegian labor laws. NAI is being likened to a “WalMart of the skies” for this race-to-the-bottom search for cheap labor. U.S. officials need to demand more from carriers looking to provide service in the U.S., and they must look out for the best interests of American workers. If the NAI exemption is granted, American middle-class jobs will be the ones to suffer.
Please sign our petition today voicing your opposition to the NAI waiver application.
