Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University space physicist James
Wanliss has received the National Science Foundation's most
prestigious award for new faculty members, the Faculty Early Career
Development award. The grant recognizes and supports the early
career-development activities of teacher-scholars who are most
likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century.
"The consequences of a failure to reorganize United would be
devastating. With the difficult circumstances facing other
carriers, most of United's employees would be unable to find other
jobs in the airline industry, especially not at other legacy
(major) carriers."
Source: A UAL bankruptcy court filing as quoted in
the Denver Post. United hopes to convince a bankruptcy judge to
toss the company's contracts with its workers. If that happens, at
least one union -- the AFA -- has threatened to strike.
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