Thu, Nov 25, 2010
Union Claims Delta "Compromised The Secrecy Of The Ballot"
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) filed formal
interference charges with the National Mediation Board (NMB)
against Delta Air Lines management on Tuesday, alleging unlawful
conduct during the recent flight attendant representation
election.
The union contends that Delta management compromised the secrecy
of the ballot by urging flight attendants to vote on
company-controlled work computers that could track whether they
clicked on the NMB's Internet voting site. In addition, it says
hundreds of Delta/Northwest flight attendants have reported
coercive and unfair methods used by management to influence the
results of the recent union election. Feedback includes reports of
the company's anti-AFA literature, excessive supervisor
surveillance and meddling, and repeated supervisor phone calls to
flight attendant homes telling them to vote.
"Delta and Northwest flight attendants deserve the opportunity
to freely participate in an election without being intimidated by
management and heavy-handed efforts to keep them from gaining a
voice," said Patricia Friend, AFA-CWA International President.
"Delta management launched the largest anti-union campaign in
history and spared no expense in attempting to destroy the
collective bargaining rights that Northwest flight attendants have
worked to maintain for over 60 years. We now call on the NMB to
conduct an exhaustive investigation of these charges and hold Delta
executives accountable for their actions."
If the NMB finds sufficient evidence that election interference
occurred, it can order a new election. On November 3, the NMB
counted 9,216 votes in favor of union representation for Delta
flight attendants and 9,544 votes against.
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