Fri, Jun 03, 2011
Board Orders On-Site Investigation Based On Charges Of
Management Misconduct
The National Mediation Board has agreed with the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA) that substantive evidence
exists that Delta Air Lines interfered with a representation
election of Delta Flight Attendants last year. AFA had filed
charges of interference on behalf of Delta Flight Attendants.
"Delta Flight Attendants will finally have their day in court,"
AFA International President Veda Shook said in announcing the
decision by the NMB. "Delta management's misconduct in this
election was blatant and persistent – from daily emails to a
barrage of misinformation sent in slick brochures to homes, to
encouraging Flight Attendants to vote on company computers, where
they could be monitored."
In a letter from NMB General Counsel Mary L. Johnson, AFA and
Delta were notified that an investigator would be in contact to
interview both parties, and would conduct an on-site investigation
to determine "whether the laboratory conditions were tainted."
Flight Attendants reportedly got calls to their homes from
supervisors, while Flight Attendants supporting AFA were denied the
ability to talk with other Flight Attendants, even in the lobbies
of layover hotels. "Delta management has not denied the substance
of any of our charges," Shook said. "Instead, they have disrupted
lives by denying Flight Attendants the right to a fair election and
delaying the integration process."
Veda Shook
AFA is also supporting pre-merger Northwest Flight Attendants
who earlier this year filed suit against Delta Air Lines for
discrimination based on the fact that they were union members.
Shook said AFA would cooperate fully with the investigation, and
urged Delta management to stop its delaying tactics. "Flight
Attendants are standing up for democracy and equality," she said.
"In 65 years at the Association of Flight Attendants, we have never
backed away from seeking justice and equality for Flight
Attendants. We remain steadfast in supporting the Delta
Flight Attendants who contact us every day and urge us to continue
to support them in their struggle for democracy, equality and a
voice at work."
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