A Message from MEC President Janette Rook

June 11, 2009

Dear Flying Partners,

A FURTHER REDUCTION IN FLYING WAS ANNOUNCED - I have been briefed by the Company regarding the announcement of a further planned 5% reduction in flying. The information I received has been provided to all elected AFA officers system wide this morning. This was also announced in an internal memo to all employees at both Delta and Northwest and to the public. Details of the reduction plans can be found in the internal memo sent in Company email and posted on ATLAS and DeltaNet.

Your AFA representatives will continue to work with the Company, to do everything in our power to eliminate the need for any involuntary furloughs or transfers. SLIP leaves, Company Convenience Leaves, and Split Line (shared line program) negotiations will continue - all toward the goal of protecting flight attendant jobs. A new Early Out program is not anticipated, but all ideas are on the table to prevent layoffs at this time. Our AFA Government Affairs Committee and MSP AFA members were instrumental in changing the law in Minnesota, so that those MSP-based members currently on SLIP leave and those who may elect to take a SLIP leave in future could be deemed eligible for Unemployment Insurance. (Minnesota was the only NWA flight attendant base state that did not make this benefit available to our members in this situation).

DELTA AIR LINES SENIORITY INTEGRATION COMMITTEE LETTER POSTED – I was also informed this morning by a pre-merger Delta flight attendant that a response to my April 22nd letter (to our colleagues in the Delta Seniority Integration Committee) had been posted on DeltaNet. I have not yet received that response via email, fax, nor U.S. Mail. However, once we have done everything that we can for our members in regards to the recent news regarding an increased Reduction in Flying, I will seek out the posting. I respect our fellow flight attendants on the Delta SIC and look forward to working with them at the appropriate time. I value their comments and hard work, and those of their legal advisors. Clearly, we (AFA) have a legal difference of opinion with Delta Air Lines regarding seniority integration. In any event there is no need to rush our integration since, by Delta’s admission; crews will not be flying together until at least early 2010. Merging our seniority lists sooner will not change that. The pilot’s lists are merged and they still don’t fly together.

THANK YOU – Your hard work, perseverance, and solidarity in these tough economic times is an inspiration. We are flight attendants and we are professionals. We will make it through this merger and all the changes, our election, and our contract negotiations. We are as powerful as we let ourselves be.

Your indomitable spirit makes me proud to be Pro-Flight Attendant, Pro-Delta and Pro-AFA.

In unity for a better future,

Janette Rook

Northwest MEC President

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA