Delta Flight Attendants: "I Voted for a Better Life!"

In Minneapolis, AFA-CWA supporters and CWA President Larry Cohen work to get out the vote. The election ends Nov. 3.

Delta flight attendants are sharing their stories of enthusiasm about having a union voice on the AFA-CWA Delta organizing website at www.deltaafa.org. Voting in the National Mediation Board election is underway and continues until 2 pm on Nov. 3.

The 20,000 flight attendants at Delta are determined to win union representation. This includes the 7,000 flight attendants from the former Northwest Airlines, now a part of Delta, who are determined to keep the bargaining rights that flight attendants have had there for nearly 60 years.

Here’s what some flight attendants posted after voting AFA-CWA Yes!

“I voted for job security, better work rules, better pay, a better life! I voted YES!”

-- Kerri Barz, Detroit, Delta flight attendant for 10 years.

“Corporations can no longer be run by the ‘we're one big happy family’ rule. Management does not operate this way and neither can we. We need protection of our wages, benefits and work rules. I have loved working for Delta for 32 years and look forward to working for the world's best airline!”

-- Jyl Murray, Atlanta, Delta flight attendant for 32 years.

“A vote for AFA is a vote for due process. It gives us procedures which can’t be changed at Delta’s whim. It means we have one of the industry’s finest Air Safety, Health and Security departments representing flight attendant issues worldwide. Union representation works for our pilots and it will work just fine for flight attendants.”

-- Gary Helton, Los Angeles, Delta flight attendant for 31 years.

CWA President Larry Cohen joined flight attendant activists in Minneapolis who are calling their colleagues and urging flight attendants to vote for a union voice and a legally binding contract.