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Agents, Not American Airlines, Face "Irreparable Harm" Over Latest Delay
News
June 14, 2012
The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Terry Means granting a temporary restraining order to block the vote by nearly 10,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines means workers, not American Airlines, will suffer irreparable harm - the standard for such an order.
Passenger Service Agents to Suffer Irreparable Harm in Decision That Delays American Airlines Vote
Press Release
The decision by a U.S. District Court Judge granting a temporary restraining order to block the vote by nearly 10,000 passenger service agents means workers, not American Airlines, will suffer irreparable harm ? the standard for such an order. Clearly the airline is afraid of workers having their democratic vote and has been fighting hard to stop it.
CWA to American Airlines: What Are You Afraid of? Let Agents Vote
Press Release
American Airlines is back in court, trying again to stop 10,000 passenger service agents from exercising their right to vote in a democratic, union representation election. After losing at every turn, the airline now is seeking a preliminary injunction and restraining order to stop the agents? vote, but its motion is based on claims that have been discredited by Senate leaders responsible for making congressional intent clear.
NMB Orders Union Vote for American Airlines Agents
News
June 7, 2012
In a big victory for democracy and the right to vote, the National Mediation Board on Wednesday decided to move forward with the union representation election for nearly 10,000 American Airlines agents ? despite the carrier?s efforts to block the vote.
A Petition to Make Labor Organizing a Civil Right
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June 7, 2012
Should labor organizing be a civil right? The authors of a book answering that very question ? ?Why Labor Organizing Should Be a Civil Right: Rebuilding a Middle-Class Democracy by Enhancing Worker Voice? ? are now petitioning the Democratic Party to make it a platform issue.