Delta Attendants Fail to Unionize

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Delta Air Lines flight attendants' attempt to unionize failed, they said Wednesday, because not enough employees participated in the vote.

Only about 40 percent of the 13,380 eligible flight attendants voted. The federal agency that oversees union elections, the National Mediation Board, requires 50 percent of the flight attendants, plus one vote, for an election to count, said Paul Tanner, a Salt Lake City-based Delta flight attendant who has been organizing workers.

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Delta Attendants Fail to Unionize

Tanner believes employee apathy and an aggressive campaign by Delta management against unionization played into the low voter participation. While Tanner is disappointed the bid failed, he and other activists are lookin...

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