From: "Roger James" <ejames@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:08 PM A Congressional proposal to tighten security requirements for foreign companies and workers who maintain planes flown by U.S. airlines is so "watered-down" that it will have no impact. That's the complaint of the union that represents some 12,000 mechanics at Northwest, Mesaba, Southwest and other airlines. Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a measure that would require foreign workers maintaining planes to undergo drug testing and background checks. <snip> I say This makes it sound as if the new proposal to check "foreign workers" is intended to apply to work done outside the U.S. I assume that current drug and background testing of alien mechanics who work in the U.S. is the same as that of citizen workers. Gerry http://foley.ultinet.net/~gerry/aerial/aerial.html http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley http://members.fortunecity.com/gfoley/egypt/egypt.html