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Commitment Or Contract
District 143 has been made aware that Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson has committed to "pay raises" for U.S.-based frontline, non-contract employees effective October 1, 2010. Everyone should question—why not now?First of all, they are not "pay raises"; more likely they are giving back a fraction of what they have taken from their employees years ago. Secondly, it is very ironic that Mr. Anderson waited to make this announcement as soon as the first IAM representation election (Simulator Technicians) begins with the mere hope of influencing pre-merger Delta and pre-merger Northwest voters throughout their election.
You see, this is nothing new for Delta Air Lines employees. During a previous organizing drive in 1999, Delta Air Lines made similar commitments to their "non-contract" employees a few weeks prior to a representation filing, all in the hope that they could stave off a union representation drive—and it worked for Delta management.
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February 4, 2010 IAM Transportation Newswire
First IAM Election at Delta Air Lines Underway
The National Mediation Board (NMB) yesterday mailed telephone and Internet voting
instructions to nearly 100 Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines flight simulator technicians,
opening a three week voting period in the first IAM election since Delta acquired Northwest. Premerger
Northwest Sim Techs are IAM members, while their Delta counterparts are currently nonunion.
Voting will end at 2pm ET on February 25, 2010.“Voter participation is critical in this election,” said General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “NMB rules count any eligible voter who chooses not to participate in the elections – for whatever reason – to have voted against union representation.”
Once Sim Tech voters receive their Personal Identification Number (PIN) and Voter Identification Number (VIN) from the NMB, they can vote by calling 1-877-NMB-VOTE, or visiting www.nmb.gov and clicking red link that says “Click Here to Vote in a Representation Election.”
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January 30, 2010
2010 Local Lodge Committees Announced
The Executive Board has announced the Local Lodge 141 Committees for 2010. These committees are crucial to the members. The Executive Board would like to thank all those who have committed their time to these committees for the coming year.2010 Committees
Many pre-merger Delta employees are sitting on the “sidelines” waiting for the
voting process to begin. They do not understand that they must get into “the
game” and be a “player” for that to happen. They believe a vote will
automatically take place. That strategy is flawed and simply wrong. It could
end in defeat. Here is an example of the rules and the “game plan” needed to
achieve victory:
Yesterday, February 4, 2010 you issued a letter stating that the October 2010 pay raises would only be provided to non-contract employees. One reason you gave for not providing it to contract employees was that you contend you "have continued to honor the packages of pay, benefits and work rules provided for in the contracts still in place in workgroups where representation has not yet been resolved." Yet, the lAM has already advised you that there are no restrictions in the IAM-NWA collective bargaining agreements preventing raises above the minimum amounts listed in the contracts. Indeed, in 1999 when you were CEO of Northwest Airlines, you had no problem raising the wages of lAM-represented Mechanic and Related employees in the middle of a representation dispute. Therefore, you are certainly aware that you can apply these raises to contract employees as well.
Local Lodge 141 is accepting Bylaw Change Proposals for 2010. All Bylaw proposals must be submitted on the proper form, and must be turned in to
Recording Secretary Larry Webb, no later than March 3, 2010.
Pursuant to the current Local Lodge 141 Bylaws, specifically Art. IX, Sec. 1, and the IAM Constitution notice is hereby given of Local Lodge 141.
