RAA Objects To DOT Urine Testing Procedure
The Regional Airline Association (RAA) has joined the Air Transport Association in asking the U.S.

The Regional Airline Association (RAA) has joined the Air Transport Association in asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to withdraw its planned rule requiring airlines representatives to “directly observe” employee urination for the purpose of drug testing.

“Our member airlines have worked hard to develop corporate cultures built on trust and respect for employee privacy,” said RAA vice president Scott Foose. “Several airlines indicate that they could lose highly qualified and completely innocent employees due to the intrusive nature of the new mandate; they will simply quit rather than be subjected to a procedure that borders on harassment.”