Delta-Northwest Merger Fails To Win Approval From Key Stakeholders

15.05.08 - 23:51 ... source : Association of Flight Attendants - AFA-CWA

... CEOs Reluctant and Vague While Addressing Effects on Employees Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), which represents Northwest flight attendants and is currently on the ballot for a representation election for Delta Air Lines flight attendants, testified before a U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee on the effects the pending merger between Delta and Northwest would have on flight attendants and other employees. AFA-CWA International Vice President Veda Shook, accompanied by flight attendants from Delta and Northwest, urged Congress to send a strong signal to airline management that this merger must not be used as a means to destroy the collective bargaining rights of the flight attendants and other airline employees. "There are virtually no protections for airline workers in a merger and little attention has been paid to the extreme upheaval that mergers create for the thousands ...» Next (HTML)