Delta continues to keep NMB decision and vote 'EFC'
I remember back when I first started working at Republic Airlines as we expanded the size of the company the airport couldn't keep up with the flight schedule. When this happened, flights were delayed in the air, basically circling the airport until there was space available for them to land. So they listed these flights on the screen as "EFC" (Expecting Further Clearance). On the ramp we referred to it as "Endless F#%$ing Circles". That is exactly what Delta is doing with their continued plan to delay the inevitable vote and unionization of their company.
At first, Delta wanted to change the rules to their advantage, but when that didn't work they complained about how the IAM was leaving out the above-the-wing employees when we filed to vote the first time. So we withdrew our application, and the NMB announced the rule change. Delta again complained we withdrew our application, because of the proposed rule change. In their minds this was a conspiracy to hurt Delta Air Lines. After weeks of waiting, hearings, a public comment period that was as lopsided "pro rule change" as was the 1936 Presidential election. (Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican challenger Alf Landon by a margin of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and Vermont. He also won over 98% of the electorate.) The NMB made the historic decision to change the voting rules. Of course, immediately Delta decided the rule was good, but it didn't allow for the ease of decertification of a union, as it does for certification. Even though they and their cronies have reaped the benefits of the original voting rules since its inception; and we all know how well we have all benefited from that program. They now have whined their way into another 20 day delay in the rule change. The only thing flowing faster than Richard and his cronies' tears is the oil in the gulf. So as I said before, "Endless F#%$ing Circles".
It's about time that Delta clears the runway, and faces reality. They can't keep circling forever. They have to land eventually, and when they do we will vote. Then there will be "Endless F#%$ing Circles" of employees voting—voting union, voting IAM.
I remember back when I first started working at Republic Airlines as we expanded the size of the company the airport couldn't keep up with the flight schedule. When this happened, flights were delayed in the air, basically circling the airport until there was space available for them to land. So they listed these flights on the screen as "EFC" (Expecting Further Clearance). On the ramp we referred to it as "Endless F#%$ing Circles". That is exactly what Delta is doing with their continued plan to delay the inevitable vote and unionization of their company. At first, Delta wanted to change the rules to their advantage, but when that didn't work they complained about how the IAM was leaving out the above-the-wing employees when we filed to vote the first time. So we withdrew our application, and the NMB announced the rule change. Delta again complained we withdrew our application, because of the proposed rule change. In their minds this was a conspiracy to hurt Delta Air Lines. After weeks of waiting, hearings, a public comment period that was as lopsided "pro rule change" as was the 1936 Presidential election. (Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican challenger Alf Landon by a margin of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and Vermont. He also won over 98% of the electorate.) The NMB made the historic decision to change the voting rules. Of course, immediately Delta decided the rule was good, but it didn't allow for the ease of decertification of a union, as it does for certification. Even though they and their cronies have reaped the benefits of the original voting rules since its inception; and we all know how well we have all benefited from that program. They now have whined their way into another 20 day delay in the rule change. The only thing flowing faster than Richard and his cronies' tears is the oil in the gulf. So as I said before, "Endless F#%$ing Circles".It's about time that Delta clears the runway, and faces reality. They can't keep circling forever. They have to land eventually, and when they do we will vote. Then there will be "Endless F#%$ing Circles" of employees voting—voting union, voting IAM.