Machinists charge interference after another lost election at Delta

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4705

7 December 2010

WASHINGTON - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it will present evidence that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered in the representation election by some 15,500 passenger service and reservation employees, leading to defeat of the union effort.

In results announced Tuesday by the National Mediation Board, 12,518 people voted, with 8,746, or almost 70 percent, opposing unionization. It was a difficult defeat on top of three earlier unionization efforts by the Machinists among other Delta employee groups and a close loss by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA.

“Delta Air Lines’ continued illegal interference in union elections has once again denied employees their legal right to elections free from intimidation,” the Machinists said in a statement. “By December 9, 2010, the IAM will present evidence of interference to the National Mediation Board regarding earlier elections for fleet service and stock & stores employees. Soon thereafter, the IAM will file its charges of interference in the passenger service election.”

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