Latest Merger News
APOLOGY & ENDORSEMENT FROM DELTA PRESIDENT ED BASTIAN ON THE HORIZON?
In a vicious anti-union video distributed by Delta Air Lines last year, Mr. Bastian stated, "If someone came in and was able to convince me that AFA actually allowed us to serve our customers better, I'd say vote for a union, but I don't believe that to be the case." Well, the 2009 Airline Quality Ratings for 2009/2008 performance were announced in April and the highly unionized Northwest ranked 4th in overall quality, with Delta coming in at 12th with the worst performance of any major carrier, and just above the regional carriers. For the record, 4 AFA represented carriers were in the top 5 positions in the survey, demonstrating that representation is a benefit to customer service in the airline industry and not a hindrance.This week I sent Mr. Bastian a request Letter to Bastian for an apology for Northwest flight attendants for his suggestion that unionized flight attendants don't care about customers the way Delta flight attendants do. That was not only an insult to Northwest's dedicated flight attendant group, but was also a slur against flight attendants everywhere. But more than his apology, based upon his earlier comment, we eagerly await his endorsement for AFA to represent all flight attendants at the new Delta. After all, our customers deserve it.
- MEC President Janette Rook
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Representation Resolved This Summer With Time To Spare April 30, 2009 Integration Update
In yesterday’s memo, Julie and Joanne implied the “barn is on fire” to amp up the pressure and anxiety we all feel, to rush our vote. April 29th marks the six month anniversary of our merger. When you stop to think about all the work we’ve been able to accomplish, in the short amount of time since Delta and Northwest flight attendants began our journey together, it’s obvious that our thoughtful and methodical - yet accelerated - campaign is working. In less time than it would have taken most campaigns to do just a few of these things - especially while working as active flight attendants - together we have:
Read the list and Full Text Here: Representation Resolved This Summer
Seniority Integration Update & Renewed Call for Information Sharing
Latest correspondence between our Master Executive Council and the Delta Seniority Integration Committee.
In our communication we have again thanked the Delta Seniority Integration Committee for their hard work and recommendations and reiterated our position regarding seniority integration.
We’ve also made a renewed request for the same access and information about Delta flight attendant seniority and employment data, as the Delta committee was provided over the past year for Northwest flight attendants.
Print and Share letter *HERE!*
Posted by NWA Webmaster on 04/23 at 12:05 PMDelta Seniority Integration Committee Proposal - Likely An Effort To Avoid Union Election
Railway Labor Act Blog - Commentary from Baptiste & Wilder, P.C. on developments under the Railway Labor Act
An in-house committee of flight attendants (backed by Delta Airlines) has made a seniority integration proposal to the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA), the union representative of the Northwest flight attendants. The proposal seeks a seniority integration between the two flight attendant groups based on an employee’s date of hire by their respective pre-merger companies. This “date of hire” integration method is also required by the AFA’s constitution.
Interestingly, having a seniority integration based on date of hire was an issue in the AFA’s recent organizing drive at Delta prior to the merger of Delta and Northwest. Back then, (based on some comments I received from Delta FAs) Delta managers were apparently raising the specter of a date of hire integration to scare their flight attendants into not supporting AFA. The Northwest flight attendants were presented as generally more senior than Delta flight attendants. (I don’t know if that’s accurate or not.) So Delta managers were warning Delta flight attendants that if they voted for AFA, the AFA constitution would require a date of hire integration that would allegedly disfavor the Delta FAs.
Complete Article and Blog HERE
Joanne Smith’s E-mail lights up more than a Christmas Tree
Flight Attendants Infuriated
Flight Attendants sound off against Joanne Smith.
SEA FA Dani Kelly sent this letter to Joanne Smith, in response to the extremely aggressive missive email sent to all flight attendants via company email.
This letter sums up the concerns most of you have voiced in response to Joanne’s letter.
Print and Share letter *HERE!*
Seniority Complaint for Declaratory Relief
Seniority Complaint for Declaratory Relief Lawsuit filed
Plaintiffs seek a declaration that efforts by Defendant Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta" or “the carrier") to initiate a seniority integration process for flight attendants employed by pre-merger Northwest Airlines, Inc. and flight attendants employed by pre-merger Delta is premature and constitutes unlawful
interference with the rights of those employees to choose their representative and to organize and bargain collectively through that representative without interference, influence, or coercion by Defendant.
Complaint Lawsuit Here!
Seniority Integration
Seniority Integration Correspondence Between AFA and NWA
MEC President Kevin Griffin Letter to Brodin Sept 2008
Letter Here!
NWA Brodin Letter to Kevin Griffin Oct 2008
Letter Here!
AFA Attorney Ed Gilmartin Letter to Brodin Oct 2008
Letter Here!
AFA Legal’s Seniority Integration Statement
Statute Here!
Prepare NOW! Join The Campaign
A joint campaign has been set up to make sure we retain our contract and our union. A Committee of Northwest and Delta flight attendants (The Campaign Coordination Committee or C3) are in place to achieve a successful organizing campaign and provide AFA representation for the Delta and Northwest combined flight attendant group at the 'new' Delta global airline. Our strategy to win our next vote is a '50 State Strategy' that requires flight attendant activists and leaders in every state where Delta and Northwest flight attendants live. To join the campaign, please visit the Join The Campaign page of our website and contact the Regional Leader(s) for the state where you live. A complete list of activists and their contact information can be found on this web page.