Sat, Jul 03, 2010
AFA-CWA Files For First Flight Attendant Election Under
Democratic Voting Procedures
Delta flight attendants moved
closer to a vote for representation under new, rules Thursday with
a filing by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) with
the National Mediation Board (NMB). AFA-CWA asked the NMB to
declare that the Delta/Northwest merger has created a single
transportation system, triggering a representation election.
Northwest Airlines flight attendants are currently represented by
AFA-CWA, while Delta flight attendants are not represented.
A U.S. District Court on June 25 rejected challenges to the new
rules by the Airline Transport Association and Delta Air Lines, the
only major airline carrier to join the lawsuit. Delta executives
have stated that they are ready to move forward with union
elections and AFA-CWA urged them to live up to their word. Under
the new rules, the majority of voters will decide the
representation issue instead of having "no" votes assigned to
people who do not vote.
"Democracy has prevailed," said Patricia Friend, AFA-CWA
International President. "For the first time, flight attendants
will truly have their voices heard and their votes counted. For far
too long, union elections in our industry have been overshadowed by
management interference and voter suppression. Those days are over
and we enter a new era. From this point on, union elections will be
held to the same ideals and principles that our country was founded
upon."
Patricia Friend
Once the NMB declares that the merged airlines are operating as
a single carrier, which is already the case for Delta's pilots, an
election date will be set to determine if AFA-CWA will be the
flight attendants' exclusive bargaining agent. With nearly 21,000
flight attendants, the election will be among the largest ever
conducted by the NMB, the federal agency charged with overseeing
union elections and the collective bargaining process in the
airline industry.
"Delta and Northwest flight attendants have waited a long time
for this day and are eager to move forward in creating a
world-class contract at the world's largest carrier," added
Friend.
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