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Welcome... Delta and Northwest flying partners to our new combined campaign to win AFA representation at the new merged airline. Over the past several months, we have been working together to set up a winning campaign strategy and we would like to familiarize you with the work we have accomplished. Introducing...the 'Campaign Coordination Committee' (C3) The C3 is comprised
of eight flight attendants: four from Delta Air Lines and four
from Northwest Airlines.
The team members
of C3 are committed to achieving a successful organizing
campaign and providing AFA representation for the Delta and
Northwest combined flight attendant group at the 'new' Delta
global airline.
To learn more about the C3, visit our new campaign website: www.DeltaAFA.org or the page entitled: About Our Campaign. Join the Campaign As displayed on the
map below, our campaign is divided by three color regions;
Blue [west],
Red [central] and
Green
[east]. Additionally, there are eight regions
designated in grey, which are states that include over 800
combined DAL/NWA flight attendant residents in the state. Our
strategy to win our next vote is a '50 State
Strategy' that requires flight attendant
activists and leaders in every state where Delta and
Northwest flight attendants live.
 To join the
campaign, please visit the Join
The Campaign page of our website and contact the Regional
Leader(s) for the state where you live. A complete
list of activists and their contact information can be found on
this web page.
Top 3 Reasons Why We
Should Join AFA
After careful discussions among the Delta and Northwest flight attendant members of the C3, we have established what we believe are the three most important reasons we must join AFA to secure our future.
These reasons are as follows:
1. Job Protection that Prevents
Outsourcing of International Flying
A few years ago, Northwest
executives (those close to Delta CEO Richard Anderson when he
was at Northwest) attempted to outsource 75% of international
flights to low-cost foreign workers. NWA started hiring these
flight attendants in 2.
Seniority Protection and a Merger ‘Fence
Agreement’ By joining AFA, we will
immediately lock in ‘date-of-hire’ seniority
protection pursuant to the AFA merger policy for all flight
attendants. Our executives are placing our seniority at risk by
promoting a ‘fair & equitable’ arbitration
whereby a third-party would decide what happens to seniority.
Northwest executives have overseen the most bitter and divisive
mergers in our industry. We have the power to ensure this
won’t happen again. The NWA contract, which stays in place
while we work together to negotiate a new contract for the
combined group if we win this election, contains a requirement
that both flight attendant groups be kept separate until a
combined contract is negotiated. We call this a fence agreement
– and as long as both groups join AFA, our executives must
honor this provision in the NWA contract. A fence agreement will protect our base
seniority as well as our current flying. However, if our
executives are not required to honor the NWA contract, there
will be no requirement to keep us separate. 3. Securing our Profession for the Long
Term When our two
airlines merge, together we will be the largest flight attendant
group in the country – and what we achieve together will
set trends for the rest of the industry. Without
the legal recognition that membership in AFA gives us, we would
also be the most vulnerable flight attendant group in the
country. At Northwest, FAs have a long and proud
tradition of union representation, contract negotiations and
working with airline executives on the issues that matter to
flight attendants. Working together with hundreds of Delta
activists who have worked so hard on their AFA campaign, we can
carry on that tradition. Let’s work together to
be the strongest flight attendant group in the world –
with the best legally binding contract in the
industry. At a time when our industry is still struggling and with
the threats of outsourcing, open skies and consolidation,
let’s join together in AFA to safeguard and protect the
profession we love. Closing
Thoughts...
In closing, we look forward to providing you with more information about the campaign in future communications. In the meantime, we hope you will encourage our flying partners to get involved in the campaign effort. We fully anticipate that the executives at our combined carrier will spend millions to defeat our right to have a legal voice on the job and our unity will be paramount to our success. In collective strength, C3 (Campaign Coordination Committee) Delta Representatives
Northwest
Representatives
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