Scope Defines Our Work Successorship language cannot be cherry-picked by Delta management
AFA General Counsel Ed Gilmartin explains just how much keeping current scope provisions cost Northwest flight attendants in previous negotiations. Learn how Delta is violating our contract daily, relying on "nonsense" like its argument that Northwest pilots no longer exist.
Job Security Delta Pilots Steve Green and Dave Chapman on the Benefits of Professional Representation
Pilots know that without ALPA, their lives would be profoundly different—longer duty days, fleeting job security, fewer benefits, and no voice on Capitol Hill. Our colleagues behind the flight deck door offer their take on what AFA representation will mean to flight attendants at Delta Air Lines.
Fairness. Democracy.
Independence. General Counsel Ed Gilmartin on What the
NMB Rule Change Means to Delta Flight
Attendants
Our lead attorney explains the necessary
steps taken by our union to ensure a fair election process – the
withdrawal of our petition for a Single Transportation System
classification.
AFA Senior Benefits Attorney on Delta's Health Care Plans: "Get Out Your Crystal Ball…"
Mary Lou Savage, AFA's Senior Benefits Attorney, has her eye on Delta's "consumer-driven" health care plans available to flight attendants for the 2010 plan year. Unfortunately, instead of providing simple, affordable care to employees, Delta has chosen inferior, high-deductible plans that unfairly shift the cost of care to plan participants – your family!
The negotiated "PPO Plan B" that Northwest flight attendants may choose during open enrollment is a direct result of Section 29 – Insurance in our collective bargaining agreement. Costs are outlined in black and white, and may not be changed unless agreed to by our MEC and Delta Air Lines.
Community supporters, including Georgia State
Senators Nan Orrock and Vincent Forte, share their opinions as Delta
flight attendants discuss management interference in past
representation elections – and react emotionally to the "culture of
fear" created by Delta
executives.
"Anytime that the people's will to
organize begins to raise its head, there are those in power who seek to
create this culture of fear and
intimidation." –– Reverend Timothy McDonald,
III; First Iconium Baptist Church, Atlanta
Know your rights, know
interference when you see or hear it, know that with representation and
negotiations, fairness at work is not just an empty promise. It
will be our legacy
at the New Delta.
A fair and democratic vote. A unified voice. A chance to bargain collectively and collaboratively with Delta management. A legally binding, ratified contract. Do these things sound like the evil-doings of a "third party" or the rights that flight attendants with union representation enjoy?
Our dedicated and professional legal department staff at AFA International explain the steps we'll take after securing our future with a successful election. Watch the
"Representation: Democracy at Work" video
above
and join our
World Class Flight Attendants Facebook group
today!
I Am The
Union: Just
Who Is The Association of Flight
Attendants?
Our union is not a
"third party" or some "outsider" coming in to take control of our work
rules – or our airline. On the contrary, it is a cohesive
group of dedicated, informed, professional flight attendants who will
collaborate with executives from Delta Air Lines to produce
our first Delta contract.
Flight attendants from AFA carriers throughout the country share their experiences as union members and encourage us at Delta and Northwest to retain representation. As the largest group of flight attendants in the country, Delta/Northwest AFA will have the power to negotiate a world class contract and restore our profession.
At Northwest, we've always had the right to speak openly with our managers, or to request a representative at any manager meeting. That kind of direct relationship is a symbol of respect through representation. All are treated equally, without fear of unfair discipline or intimidation.
Reflection: Our Victories for Flight Attendants Throughout History
Things we take for granted have not always been part of our work lives. Our peers who joined the ranks before us toiled to affect change at the bargaining table and on Capitol Hill so that we can now enjoy the freedoms and protection present for U.S. flight attendants.
Why Do We Need Representation at the "new Delta"? Council 98 Members, Peers Nationwide Respond
Be sure to click here after viewing Ron's video to be directed to the "Lights, Camera, CONTRACT!" webpage, where Council 98 members and others voice their opinions about keeping our representation.
Flight Attendant Coalition Meets at IAM&AW Headquarters
April 9, 2009 – Leaders of twenty flight attendant unions met at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' headquarters in Maryland to discuss unifying labor groups and creating stronger alliances for upcoming negotiations. AFA International President Pat Friend attended to represent AFA-CWA.
Watch the Machinists News Network clip by clicking the image above.
OPPORTUNITY. Live it, fight for it, watch it.
Why settle for less?
Why allow Delta executives to solely determine our pay, benefits and workrules? We should be part of our future at Delta: negotiating the world's best flight attendant contract at the world's largest global carrier – and, in turn, elevating our profession to its highest level, setting the bar for flight attendants worldwide.
