On Monday, the International Association of Machinists won an election to represent 2,900 employees at AirTran. The union (the same union calling for airline re-regulation) won despite the fact that 1,906 (nearly 66%) of AirTran’s employees did not vote for unionization. In fact, 36% of the employees did not vote at all. The union’s victory is a good example of how President Obama’s union appointments | Read More »
There’s big money at stake for unions at Delta Air Lines, Inc—over $22 million in annual union dues. As the only (primarily) union-free major airline (Delta’s pilots are unionized), unions have long targeted the Atlanta-based carrier. However, now, with the National Mediation Board members being controlled by unions*, as well as Delta’s recent merger with unionized Northwest Airlines, the unions have declared it open hunting | Read More »
This takes a little background explanation: The National Mediation Board (NMB) is a federal agency much like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in that it governs labor relations in the private sector. However, the NMB is strictly for the airline and railroad industries. While the vast majority of private sector employers fall under the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, as amended ( which is | Read More »
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