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The article offers information on the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which is considered to be the aristocracy of the U.S. labor movement and its conflict with the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) regarding safety rules. It mentions that ALPA is a union which uses the conventional tactics of organized labor. One of the regulations of FAA Lieutenant General Elwood R. (Pete) Quesada shows the clear implication that the union is guilty of featherfeeding. The four disputed orders by Quesada issued against the ALPA are also cited.

The article focuses on the failure of the U.S. Railway Labor Act to bind parties into accepting panel recommendations that was underscored by the Trans World Airline's (TWA) refusal to accept an emergency board award made under the law after pilots' strike ended in November 1946. It says that the limitation means that the binding decision will be based on the difference between the wage set by fact-finders and what was the union demanded. TWA demanded increases in hourly pay and mileage pay which were approved by the Air Line Pilots Association.

The article discusses events related to U.S. politics. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk commented on statements made by South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky that Ky will remain in office and hold elections for a constituent assembly. The pilots' group the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has opposed U.S. legislation that would narrow the air traffic corridor for airplanes over the North Atlantic.

The article focuses on labor strikes at several U.S. airlines. It says that the International Association of Machinists' 5383 members and 550 flight engineers at Eastern Air Lines Inc. and machinists at Trans World Airlines Inc. (T.W.A.) walked out. It states that if the Air Line Pilots Association's strike at American Airlines Inc. goes, half of U.S. airline industry will shut down. It mentions that the strikes were due to the fuel-flow system of 707 jet, jurisdictional, and labor relations.

The article examines the implications of the election of pilot Charles H. Ruby as president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). He defeated John C. Carroll, a leading critic of outgoing president Clarence N. Sayen, who promised to hire the best labor-management professional who will run the union and promised to step down after a four-year term. Ruby is expected to first face financial problems, since the union has an 800,000 U.S. dollar deficit.

The article discusses the management of the conflict between the Air Line Pilots Association and the Flight Engineers' International Association by the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy through its labor policy. It says that the administration's fact finding team may recommend an executive or legislative action that will bar the continuation of engineers' strike. It adds that the shorter work time proposal is unlikely since Kennedy has already stated his opposition to the action.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one regarding the Selma-Montgomery march participant Jonathan Daniels in the August 27, 1965 issue, "Space" in the August 27, 1965 issue, and one regarding the obituary of Air Line Pilots Association's former president Clarence N. Sayen in the August 27, 1965 issue.

The article reports on the decision of several airlines to set a new crew training rules in the U.S. It mentions that the airlines are giving their pilots an average of 12 to 14 hours jet flight training of ground school, then sending them to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a certification test. However, the Air Line Pilots Association complains that copilots on the jets were not receiving sufficient training, and suggests that copilots must have at least 10 hours flight training.

The article presents the newest airline in the U.S., the Superior Airlines which is scheduled to start service in the Southeastern states. It states that the Superior was organized by the golden-winged Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) in an attempt to make a scheduled line knuckle under its wage demands. It discusses the issue faced by Frank W. Hulse, who is the founded the feeder line, Southern Airways Inc.

The article reports on the dispute between Clarence N. Sayen, president of the Air Line Pilots Association in the U.S., and Elwood Quesada of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). It notes that Quesada has cracked down on sloppy flying and told his inspectors in planes to keep a sharp eye out for violators. It further states that Sayen has accused FAA inspectors of endangering lives through petty and ridiculous harassment of flight crews.

The article focuses on Clarence N. Sayen, the new president of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA). It says that Sayen won the leadership of ALPA when the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the executive board of the union was within its rights when it expelled its founder, David L. Behncke. The winning of Sayen intends as an end to union's uncertainty and a quick return to internal stability, wherein policies and contracts could now be formulated and negotiated.

The article analyzes the impact of the order issued by the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for holding a bargaining election for the Union of Air Line Pilots Association's Professional and Administrative Employees, in which the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), a labor union, is termed as an employer. It is reported that, the order reflects that the labor unions are as tough and strict as any other employers.

The article reports on the decision of the directors of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to remove David L. Behncke as the union's president, retiring him on a pension of 15,000 U.S. dollars a year. Union members complained of the dictatorial methods of Behncke in 1947 and in 1951, pilots bypassed Behncke as bargainer and selected Vice President Clarence Sayen to negotiate with United Air Lines. The union eventually designated Sayen to replace Behncke.

The article reports on the plan of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to stage a one-day nation-wide protest strike in the U.S. after January 1, 1973, because of the inability of Federal Bureau of Investigation sharpshooters to disable a hijacked Southern Airways DC-9. Civil Aeronautics Board Chairman Secor D. Browne said the proposed strike is unnecessary. One of the goals of the strike is to put pressure on the U.S. Congress to pass anti-hijacking legislation. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization supports the proposed strike.

The article reports that two major airlines in the U.S. carrying 28% of the air traffic, United Airlines Inc. and National Airlines, have been grounded by strikes. It notes that the absence of the two airlines had tipped the holiday-choked air-transport system into chaos due to frustrating delays and disappointments for thousands of passengers. It also adds that the cause of the 13-day-old United Strike was a dispute concerning job security for union members particularly the machinists. White House Mediator W. J. Usery held separate sessions for both the management and the union and had seen a possibility for a compromise. Meanwhile, the National and the Air Line Pilots Association made an agreement calling for a 114 dollars rise in the monthly minimum salary of flight attendants.

The article reports that the members of the Air Line Pilots Association, who work at Transcontinental & Western Air Inc., as pilots and co-pilots, have base wages average of 10,000 dollars, are demanding for 2,000 dollars more.

The article reports on the strike against American Airlines Inc. in the U.S. in December 1958. It says that American Airlines' DC-6 plane at Flight 116 discharged 62 passengers and joined the 194 planes grounded at airports in the country. It notes that Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and American Airlines cannot agree on flying hours and wages of a third pilot in the cockpit. It adds Eastern Air Lines Inc. is also strikebound since November 24, when its flight engineers walked out.

This section offers news briefs on labor issues, including the agreement made by General Motors of Canada which grants dollar parity with U.S. automobile workers over two-and-a-half years, the plan of the Order of Railway Conductors & Brakemen to file new wage demands, and the compromise on the demand of the Air Line Pilots Assn. for a third pilot in cockpits of Boeing 737 jets.

This section offers labor-related news briefs in the U.S. President John F. Kennedy has selected John F. Henning as a third man for Under Secretary of Labor. A strike staged by the Air Line Pilots Association against Southern Airways has been settled. Employees of North American Aviation and Convair will vote on the issue of the union shop.

This article presents updates related to labor. Delegates to the 21st American Assembly numbering about 70, composed mostly of businessmen, economists, educators and labor leaders, have urged for the acceleration of the pace of automation. The U.S. Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity has cleared Comet Rice Mills Inc. of contract ban. Trans World Airlines and the Air Line Pilots Association have agreed on a contract albeit with a key problem unsolved.

The article presents updates related to U.S. labor and industrial relations as of October 28, 1961. Discontent among union members is evident in the costly strike held by the Air Line Pilots Association against Southern Airways Co. Eleven nonoperating unions have asked the National Mediation Board to intervene in a deadlocked contract dispute between U.S. railroads and the unions. A lawsuit was filed by United Steelworkers (USW) bloc leader Donald C. Rarick against the reelection of USW president David J. McDonald.

The article reports on the victory of the Steward and Stewardess Division of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) over the Air Line Stewards and Stewardess Association (ALSSA), an affiliate of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), in battling for power during National Mediation Board elections.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the strikes of flight engineers in the aircraft industry. It mentions that the strike determined by flight engineers is considered as a strategy used by the workers. It states that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) argues that the flight engineer should be trained so that they can accept pilot duties. Moreover, it adds that the conflict between ALPA and Flight Engineers' International Association (FEIA) was tried to be settled by merging them.

The article reports on the call of Air Line Pilots Association president Clarence Sayen for members to start boycotting airports serviced by Southern Airways Inc. in the U.S.

This article presents updates related to labor in the U.S. The National Maritime Union and the Seafarers' International Union have agreed to end their legal dispute and unite for negotiations. A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court saying that organizational picketing is outside the jurisdiction of state courts is expected to spur labor union recruiting. A contract settlement between American Airlines and Air Line Pilots Association has ended a 21-day strike.

The article informs that pilots who fly jet airliners like DC-8 and DC-7 will be receiving substantial wage increases under the new contracts of the Air Line Pilots Association and National Airlines Inc.

The article focuses on issues related to the U.S. labor sector as of May 1957. The Air Line Pilots Association has decided to give a 17 percent rebate on dues paid to the union in the 1956 fiscal year. It details the mutual assistance pact signed by the International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's UNion (ILWU) and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). The future bargaining goals of unions include an increase in pension payments.

The article reports on the charges levied by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) against four airline companies including, American Airlines Inc. Eastern Air Lines Inc. and National Airlines Inc. for advertising unrealistic and impractical flight schedules due to competition.

The article reports that the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), a union of U.S. airline pilots, has been on strike against Mohawk Airlines of Utica, New York, since November 12, 1970. Mohawk has offered to pay its pilots who now take 2,625 dollar per month, a monthly wage of 2,985 dollar by 1972. The ALPA wants an average 3,100 dollar per month immediately, to bring the pay of Mohawk pilots up to the scale paid by larger airlines.

The article offers world news briefs. Lieut. General James Harrold Doolittle has been awarded honorary membership in the Air Line Pilots Association. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz shares his views regarding his role as Chief of State in Germany after the death of Adolf Hitler. British Ambassador to Uruguay Sir Geoffrey Jackson shares his experience under the captivity of the urban guerillas.

A photograph which displays pickets parading outside Chicago offices of the Air Line Pilots Association (AFL).

The article reports on the strike of 1,400 pilots of Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. (TWA), that grounded planes in a wage dispute, with American Federation of Labor (AFL) Air Line Pilots Assn. asking for 14,244 U.S. dollars from 7,600 U.S. dollars to 9,100 U.S. dollars, while management says that pilots can earn as much as 12,598 U.S. dollars.

The article profiles geologist Charles A. Steen, who sold the MiVida to New York's Atlas Corp. for 12.8 million dollars. Steen states he sold for capital gains since it was the only way he could keep anything. Furthermore, it also mentions stereotype Texas millionaire Troy Victor Post, who formed his own insurance company. In addition, Post plans that Greatamerica Leasing Corp. will manage Post-controlled companies including American Life, Gulf Life, and Franklin Life.

The article looks at the dispute between Air Line Pilots Association leader Clarence N. Sayen and U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) chief Elwood Quesada over where an FAA inspector sit in the new jetliners to see if the pilot is obeying FAA rules. It explores the strategy of Sayen to remove Quesada's power by keeping the airlines, including American Airlines, in turmoil. Also described are the steps taken by Sayen to prompt the Civil Aeronautics Board to review all FAA rulings.

The article reports on disapproval of Air Line Pilots Association against the efforts of the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency to enforce pilot and airline compliance with air-safety regulations. Robert J. Rohan, head of the National Airlines Inc. branch of the pilots' union, has fired off a telegram to FAA suggesting a charge that made more responsible pilots' union members gasp. Rohan implied that FAA's pilot check procedure requires pilots to maneuvers even though these maneuvers are unnecessary.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. Several department stores including Pittsburgh's Sears, Roebuck, and Baltimore's Hochschild & Kohn had offered teen-age credit plans. The Department of Commerce has predicted an increase of 2% in contruction dollar outlays to 55.3 billion dollars in 1960. The twelve-acre Downtown center has been planned and will be privately financed in Houston, Texas.

This section offers news briefs related to labor relations in the U.S. The reinstatement of an unfair labor practices complaint against Kohler Co. is requested by the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel Theophil C. Kummholz. The Air Line Pilots Association has reaffirmed its policy on the separate collective bargaining of companies. The strike organized by the International Union of Electrical Workers ended when it agreed to sign a 32-month contract for its members.

This section offers news briefs related to the labor sector in the U.S. in March 1956. SunbeamCorp. plans to require the employees of its electric shaver department to undergo periodic lie detector tests. The Air Line Pilots Association is dividing 386,848 U.S. dollars among airline pilot members who are in good standing. A strike-ending contract was reached by Westinghouse Electric Corp. and the United Electrical Workers, which is a five-year deal with a minimum pay hike of 25 cents by 1960.

The article presents updates on the U.S. labor sector. Labor has modified its position on the Taft-Harley Act and is no longer a hot issue in union ranks. The Flight Engineers International Association ended its strike against the United Air Lines after receiving assurance that it would not lose job rights and jurisdiction to the Air Line Pilots Association. Trustees of the pension fund announced pension benefits of 115 U.S. dollars a month for bakery drivers and salesmen in New York City and Newark, New Jersey.

The article reports on the suspension of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) for violating the trade union pricinples in the U.S.

The article reports on the effort of American Federation of Labor (AFL) members of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) in fighting for an eight-hour flight limit as of August 1954. It notes a strike staged by these pilots due to the scheduling of nonstop transcontinental flights taking over eight hours by American Airlines. It mentions a lawsuit filed by the carrier against the ALPA. It also talks about the move of members of the International Association of Machinists to authorize a strike against six airlines.

The article reports that pilots of United Air Lines went on strike demanding extra pay for piloting DC-6Bs.

The article deals with the strike of the 900 men associated with the Air Line Pilots Association in the U.S. in 1951. The strike caused 2,000 passengers to be stranded and 600 flights to be canceled. The pilots demand to be paid by the mile instead of by the hour, to be computed so they get the same income for 70 flying hours every month which they now get for 85 hours.