Association of Flight Attendants

DELTA AIR LINES WORKERS DEMAND COMPANY STOP UNION-BUSTING

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Saturday, July 15, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Delta Air Lines workers and their allies in the labor movement rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to demand that the company stop its anti-union propaganda campaign amid an organizing drive where as many as 45,000 people employed at the carrier are actively seeking to join unions.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Delta Air Lines workers and their allies in the labor movement rallied at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to demand that the company stop its anti-union propaganda campaign amid an organizing drive where as many as 45,000 people employed at the carrier are actively seeking to join unions.
  • Delta Flight Attendants, fleet service, and mechanics are organizing to join their unions," said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.
  • "The workers at Delta won't let the corporate leaders who come and go with their millions define who the airline really is.
  • Delta Air Lines management has threatened employees with termination for union activities and continues to host an anti-union website and distribute literature that threatens workers that are seeking to organize.

DELTA WORKERS CALL FOR FREE AND FAIR UNION ELECTIONS AT SHAREHOLDER MEETING

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

NEW YORK, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Delta Air Lines workers and their union allies attended the company's annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan to demand Delta management commit to International Labor Organization (ILO) standards on freedom of association and neutrality in union organizing campaigns.

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  • NEW YORK, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Delta Air Lines workers and their union allies attended the company's annual shareholder meeting in Manhattan to demand Delta management commit to International Labor Organization (ILO) standards on freedom of association and neutrality in union organizing campaigns.
  • Delta pushed hard to stop a policy that would simply echo the basic rights of workers enshrined in international labor law.
  • The workers at Delta won't let the corporate leaders who come and go with their millions define who the airline really is.
  • Delta workers have been subject to constant union-busting propaganda, management surveillance of union activities, and the unjust targeting and discipline of pro-union workers.

Delta Workers to Call for Free and Fair Union Elections at Delta Air Lines Shareholder Meeting

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Delta workers and the unions they are seeking to join are supporting the shareholder adoption of a non-interference policy at the carrier.

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  • Delta workers and the unions they are seeking to join are supporting the shareholder adoption of a non-interference policy at the carrier.
  • Shareholder proxies will attend the shareholder meeting to push for Delta to commit to International Labour Organization (ILO) standards on freedom of association, as other airlines have , and to neutrality in union organizing campaigns.
  • Forty-five thousand Delta employees are actively organizing to join three unions: Delta ramp, cargo and tower workers are seeking to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ( IAM ).
  • WHAT: Media event outside Delta Air Lines' annual shareholder meeting.

UNITE HERE: Sodexo Airline Lounge Workers Demonstrate Across the Country Amid Growing Labor Activity and Travel Turmoil at Nation’s Airports

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Workers at Logan and Dulles leafleted customers while at Newark, workers held a picket line at Terminal B holding signs that read Sodexo workers need a raise.

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  • Workers at Logan and Dulles leafleted customers while at Newark, workers held a picket line at Terminal B holding signs that read Sodexo workers need a raise.
  • Sodexo lounge workers at Newark are proud of the work they do serving frequent travelers in the oasis of the lounge.
  • This action from Sodexo lounge workers coincides with a swell of labor activity by flight attendants, pilots, and other airport workers to improve conditions for themselves.
  • UNITE HERE is the hospitality workers union in the U.S. and Canada, representing over 300,000 workers in hotels, gaming, food service, airports, and more.

AHF Endorses Sen. Sanders’ New ‘Medicare for All Act’

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Friday, May 13, 2022

AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) joined a broad coalition of progressive organizations and legislators to celebrate and endorse the introduction of a bill which would enact the Medicare For All Act of 2022.

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  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) joined a broad coalition of progressive organizations and legislators to celebrate and endorse the introduction of a bill which would enact the Medicare For All Act of 2022.
  • The proposed legislation , led by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is similar to the Medicare For All Act of 2019.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation heartily endorses Senator Sanders reintroduction of a Medicare For All bill and thank him for introducing this updated version of such critical, potentially lifesaving legislation, said Michael Weinstein, President of AHF.
  • The Medicare for All bill would guarantee health care as a human right for anyone living in the United States.

Teamsters Applaud Confirmation Of Deirdre Hamilton To Serve On National Mediation Board

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Teamsters Union applauds today's confirmation of Deirdre Hamilton to serve as a member on the National Mediation Board (NMB) by the U.S. Senate.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Teamsters Union applauds today's confirmation of Deirdre Hamilton to serve as a member on the National Mediation Board (NMB) by the U.S. Senate.
  • Hamilton has served as the staff attorney for the Teamsters Airline Division for the past six years and at the Association of Flight Attendants for the previous 12 years.
  • "Thanks to today's confirmation, workers across the country in our rail and airline industries have a true champion serving on the board," said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa.
  • "Ms. Hamilton will be an outstanding member of NMB," said Teamsters Rail Conference Director and Vice President At-Large John Murphy.

AFA Honors Continental Flight 1404 Flight Attendants on 10th Remembrance

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today honors the heroic actions taken 10 years ago by the Flight Attendants and pilots on Continental Flight 1404 that saved 110 passengers.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) today honors the heroic actions taken 10 years ago by the Flight Attendants and pilots on Continental Flight 1404 that saved 110 passengers.
  • "Flight Attendants Al, Pam, and Regina represented the best of what Flight Attendants do as aviation's first responders.
  • Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 73 years.
  • Nearly 50,000 Flight Attendants come together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO.

Frontier Flight Attendants Vote to Authorize a Strike

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Friday, November 16, 2018

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Frontier Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 99 percent to authorize a strike.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Frontier Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 99 percent to authorize a strike.
  • "Frontier Flight Attendants sent a strong message today that we are united in our fight for the contract we have earned," said Jennifer Sala, AFA Frontier President.
  • Frontier Flight Attendants have picketed at Frontier-hub airports over the last six months.
  • Frontier Pilots recently announced a tentative agreement, but Flight Attendants still face labor unrest.

United Express Flight Attendants Authorize a Strike

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 99 percent to authorize a strike.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 99 percent to authorize a strike.
  • Air Wisconsin Flight Attendants are ready to do whatever it takes to get a new contract.
  • The Association of Flight Attendants is the Flight Attendant union.
  • Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight Attendant profession for 73 years.

Miami Air Flight Attendants Ratify New Contract

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Friday, October 12, 2018

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Miami Air Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 93 percent to ratify a new contract.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Miami Air Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), today voted 93 percent to ratify a new contract.
  • The 5-year agreement provides immediate pay raises and per diem, and improved work rules for over 100 Flight Attendants.
  • "Miami Air Flight Attendants stood together throughout negotiations and a year ago, authorized a strike if necessary.
  • Today, we ratified a new contract that will provide much needed wage increases for Flight Attendants and their families," said Natasha Glasper, AFA Miami Air President.