Fri, Jul 07, 2006
Northwest flight
attendants have elected the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
(AFA-CWA) as their new bargaining representative. AFA-CWA received
4,349 votes. The total vote exceeded the Railway Labor Act
requirement that 50 percent plus one of unit members vote in the
election in order to change representation.
"Despite the many obstacles along the path, Northwest flight
attendants today took control of their careers and joined forces
with the strongest flight attendant union in the world," said
Patricia Friend, AFA-CWA International President.
"For the first time in a long while, our sisters and brothers at
Northwest have hope. They are hopeful that with AFA-CWA's wealth of
experience in negotiating with airlines in bankruptcy, their
careers will be protected."
AFA-CWA plans to begin negotiations immediately with the
company. On June 30, a federal bankruptcy judge gave Northwest
permission to impose terms detailed in a tentative agreement that
the flight attendants struck down earlier this year if an agreement
could not be reached within two weeks.
AFA-CWA launched the organizing campaign in September 2005 after
a coalition of Northwest flight attendants approached the union
seeking new representation.
From the beginning, AFA notes that the Northwest AFA-CWA
campaign has been a model of grassroots organizing. While AFA-CWA
supported their efforts at every opportunity, this was a campaign
initiated, led, and conducted by Northwest flight attendants.
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