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Dear Members,
AFA LOSES DELTA
REPRESENTATIONAL ELECTION
AFA sent out a press release (copied below)
this afternoon following the results of the
Delta/Northwest representational election.
The election result hit the Northwest flight
attendants the hardest as they will lose their
contract and the protections it contains. The
vote leaves in its wake the largest flight
attendant workforce in the country without any
union representation and hands Delta management
unilateral rights to impose terms and work rules
of their choosing and not as the result of
collective bargaining process.
That has serious implications for all of us -
particularly those of us presently in
negotiations. US Airways has various competitors
on various fronts. US Airways will now be
bargaining against not only AFA but against
Delta in terms of overall cost to a flight
attendant labor agreement.
I don't see any airline management being
benevolent that does not have to be - especially
not this one at US Airways. That said, this
union and negotiating committee have not thrown
in the towel and will continue our efforts to
bring to a close our negotiations with a
positive result for our members.
On behalf of the US Airways Master Executive
Council, I want to wish our best to all the
former Northwest flight attendants and their
colleagues at Delta who supported union
representation by AFA. Also a special thanks
goes out to all the AFA members who worked
tirelessly in a valiant struggle to maintain and
extend representational rights to our fellow
safety professionals.
Thank you,
Mike Flores, President
The US Airways Master Executive Council
AFA-CWA
-- 9216 For AFA Representation
-- 9544 Against Representation
NORTHWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS' COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING RIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AFTER 60 YEARS
Washington, DC - Northwest flight
attendants, represented by the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), were informed
by the National Mediation Board (NMB) today that
their collective bargaining rights they fought
to maintain for 63 years will soon be
extinguished. Patricia Friend, AFA-CWA
International President, issued the following
statement after the vote count:
"We are extremely disappointed that once again,
Delta management overwhelmed flight attendants
with heavy handed intimidation and coercion of
voters. They stopped at nothing to keep Delta
flight attendants from gaining a voice and
advancing their profession.
"While Northwest flight attendants find
themselves in an unfamiliar environment, AFA-CWA
will do everything we can to continue to fight
on their behalf. The contribution to our
profession over the past six decades will never
be forgotten and we look forward to the day when
we welcome them back to the world's largest
flight attendant union.
"In the next few days, we will be submitting
interference charges against Delta management
for their illegal and unfair methods to sway the
vote. We will ask the National Mediation Board
to defend the Delta flight attendants' right to
an election free of interference.
"While we say goodbye for now to our Northwest
colleagues, we are more resolved than ever to
continue our long tradition of working for all
flight attendants. Today, we stand together in
solidarity and pledge to continue our efforts to
preserve the integrity of our profession and the
viability of our airlines. We will continue the
work of raising the profession for all."
For over 60
years, the Association of Flight Attendants has
been serving as the voice for flight attendants
in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in
the media and on Capitol Hill. More than 42,000
flight attendants at 21 airlines come together
to form AFA-CWA, the world's largest flight
attendant union. AFA is part of the
700,000-member strong Communications Workers of
America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at
www.afanet.org.
_____________________
Corey Caldwell
AFA-CWA Communications
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Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325
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