afa-CWA Loses, Yet Again.
On May 28, 2008, the National Mediation
Board (NMB) counted the votes in the latest bid by the association of
flight attendants-Communication Workers of America (afa-CWA) to organize
Delta flight attendants. When the votes were counted, only 39% of us
stepped forward to support the afa-CWA.
It lost again.
While the afa-CWA has started its spin
campaign to place the blame on something other than its own ineptitude,
the bottom line is that Delta flight attendants clearly stated for a
second time that we do not want the afa-CWA on our property.
Notes
from the Election
Anyone wonder why the afa supporters were
telling you to call the NMB or visit the NMB website even if you did not
support a union? Here is the
reason. Seventeen votes for a
union were counted even though the voters did not indicate that they
wanted a union. For example:
·
Seven valid votes were
counted for “Write-in:
silence”
·
One
vote was counted for “Write-in: Silence”
·
Nine
votes were counted for “Write-in:
NO TEXT WAS ENTERED”
Here are the other contenders in an
election that they did not officially enter.
The TWU and variations of its name placed second with thirteen
votes. The Teamsters received seven. A Delta In-House union received three
supporters. The IAM, IUFA, EIG, AFL-CIO, APFA, “We need representation -
not necessarily the afa,” “any other organization or
individual,””any union except the afa,” each received one vote.
ALPA also received one vote, but they already represent us.
The silent, no text, in-house, EIG, and all of
the votes for the other labor organizations all counted as votes for
representation. Had the
afa-CWA been close, these votes could have put it over the 50% + 1
threshold.
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From
"NMB Report of Election Results"
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1
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Number
of Eligible Voters
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13,380
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2
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Void
Votes
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16
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3
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Votes
Cast for: Association of Flight Attendants
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5253
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4
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: AFL CIO
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1
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5
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: ALPA
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1
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6
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: APFA of American Airlines
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1
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7
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: An organization or an individual to represent
the Delta Flight Attendants |
1
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8
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Any other organization or individual
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1
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9
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Any other union except AFA
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1
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10
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Delta Airlines Flight Attendant Union
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1
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11
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Delta Flight Attendant Self Organized
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1
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12
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Delta's own union
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1
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13
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: EIG
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1
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14
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: FFA
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1
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15
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: IUFA
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1
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16
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: International Association of Machinists
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1
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17
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: NO TEXT WAS ENTERED
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9
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18
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Representation by Flight Attendant's own
organization
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1
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19
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Silence
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1
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20
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: TWU
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6
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21
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Teamsters
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7
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22
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Transport Workers Union
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5
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23
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Transportation Worker's Union
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1
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24
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: Union of Transportation Workers
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1
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25
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: We need representation, not necessarily with the
AFA.
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1
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26
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: in-house representation
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1
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27
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Votes
Cast for: Write-in: silence
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7
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28
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Valid
Votes Counted (sum of 3 through 27)
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5306
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