The 3,000 fleet and passenger service agents at Piedmont Airlines now have a union voice, as agents voted by a two-to-one margin for representation by the Communications Workers of America. Ballots were counted today by the National Mediation Board.
Fighting against fierce management intimidation, Delta Air Lines flight attendants came within 328 votes of winning an AFA-CWA voice and bargaining rights.
The vote was 9,216 for union representation and 9,544 for no union. The turnout was huge, about 94 percent of the more than 20,000 eligible flight attendants voted in the National Mediation Board election.
CWA: Congress Needs to Get to Work Now on Jobs, Help for Hurting Americans The results of the midterm elections don't change the tough times facing millions of middle class and working Americans who are struggling with joblessness and how to take care of their families. CWA challenges Congress to get to work now to help build an economy that works for everyone. We don't need a government that believes "we're all on our own." We do need real efforts to help create quality, sustainable jobs in the U.S. and to build a government that supports its citizens.
CWA?s political program for Election 2010 was focused on member education and one-on-one contacts. In 29 states, more than 500 CWA local union coordinators were on the ground, mobilizing thousands of volunteers from locals for events like leafleting, phone banks and neighborhood walks. Here?s a look at what CWA activists did:
CWA members were the biggest winners in this year?s CWA-COPE contest, because the big jump in new CWA-COPE contributors means that CWAers will have an even stronger voice in the political process. CWA Executive Vice President Annie Hill said CWAers should be very proud that ?in the face of great challenges, a record number of members volunteered to either contribute to COPE for the first time or increase their contributions.?
