Thu, Dec 11, 2008
Says Date-Of-Hire Should Be Only Criteria In Merging List With
Delta
Northwest flight attendants, represented by the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA, reiterated their position this week on "date
of hire" seniority integration
after arbitrators announced Monday the long-awaited
decision in the Delta Air Lines pilots' union
case.
After failing to reach an agreement between pilots at Northwest
Airlines and Delta, leaders from each council agreed to let a third
party panel determine the process for integrating the two seniority
lists.
"At AFA-CWA, Northwest flight attendants have a clear cut
position regarding seniority integration which is fair and simple;
date of hire," said Kevin Griffin, AFA-CWA Northwest President. "An
honest integration process that respects our years of service
enables the combined flight attendant group to come together even
quicker and unite as we become the largest flight attendant group
in the world."
Seniority determines everything from
flight attendants' hourly wages, to where they are based and what
trips they fly. AFA-CWA has been at the forefront of protecting
seniority rights since federal regulators stopped requiring such
safeguards, part of the Allegheny-Mohawk Labor Protective
Provisions, in the 1980s. Last year, AFA-CWA worked with leaders on
Capitol Hill to pass a federal provision that would prevent any
flight attendant group from being forced to the bottom of a
combined seniority list in the event of an airline merger.
"The recent arbitration ruling highlights the importance of our
fight to keep our over 60 years of collective bargaining rights,"
Griffin added. "If Northwest flight attendants lose union
representation, this decision gives us potential insight as to how
our seniority integration process could proceed. While we
understand the complexities of the pilots' situation, seniority
integration is far too important to outsource to a third party. The
only way to protect and honor the years of service we have
dedicated to our careers is through guaranteed date of hire."
AFA-CWA has also mounted a campaign to represent their
non-unionized counterparts at Delta.
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