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Board says Delta didn’t interfere in union election ATLANTA — The National Medi- ation Board (NMB) has rejected claims by the Association of Flight At- tendants (AFA) that Delta Air Lines Inc. interfered in a union representa- tion election held in November 2010. AFA, an affiliate of Communica- tions Workers of America, fell 758 votes short out of nearly 19,000 ballots cast in its bid to represent flight atten- dants following the 2008 merger of Northwest and Delta airlines. Federal rules call for an automatic union elec- tion if at least 35 percent of the com- bined group is already represented by a union. Northwest’s flight attendants were unionized; Delta’s were not. The union filed charges with the National Mediation Board shortly af- ter the election, claiming airline man- agement interfered by pressuring flight attendants to vote against the union. Delta faces similar claims of inter- ference by the Machinists Union in separate elections for ramp workers, cargo, and ticket agents. Pilots were the only large group of employees that voted to unionize. Pi- lots at both Delta and Northwest were unionized prior to the merger. The Association of Flight Atten- dants issued a statement that said in part: “The National Mediation Board PAGE 18 found that Delta urged flight attendants to vote ‘no’ as the best way to support another union, and also found evidence of increased supervisor surveillance in the workplace; that Delta misstated the NMB’s decertification procedures; in- cidents of supervisor threats against union supporters; and most revealing, that Delta ran ‘an aggressive campaign against union representation.’ How- ever, the Board concluded that this co- ercive conduct did not affect the out- come. “It is a sad day indeed that it took the NMB one year to do nothing,” AFA said. “This is not democracy, not in outcome nor process.” The National Mediation Board is a three-member panel that governs la- bor-management relations in airlines and railroads. The Board is comprised of chairwoman Linda A. Puchala, a former president of the Association of Flight Attendants who was nominated by President Barack Obama; Harry Hoglander, a former executive vice president of the Air Line Pilots Associ- ation, who has served since 2002; and Elizabeth Dougherty, who was a spe- cial assistant to President George W. Bush for domestic policy before being nominated to the Board and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2006. EE R F BARGAIN COUNTER Free classified ads to subscribers DEADLINE: Friday prior to publication Published 1st and 3rd Fridays Now accepting e-mails Send to: Michael492@comcast.net Mail to: NWLP, PO Box 13150, Portland OR 97213 (Please include union affiliation) • 15-20 words • No commercial or business ads • 1 ad per issue • All lower case (NO CAPITAL LETTERS, PLEASE) • Ads MUST include area code or they will not be published A UTOMOTIVE les schwab studded snow tires, 195/75r14 on ford rims, $50. 503-887 5571 ’06 silverado 1500 extended cab, canopy, tow package, trailer break, 52,000 actual miles, $10,500. 503-637-5361 ’04 chevy quad cab 2500 hd truck, 4" lift, 83,000 miles, 6 liter, $17,000 obo. 360- 931-9005 H OUSING rockaway ocean front 503-777-5076 http://home.comcast.net/~rockaway.beach 5 bdrm, 2 bath, call for fisherman’s special lincoln city vacation rental, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, $100/night, slps 8, wi-fi, 2 blocks to beach, 4 blocks to casino. 503-804-7976 NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS rockaway beach rental, 3 bed, 2 bath, sleeps 10, Jacuzzi, 5 min to beach/ shops.vacationhomerentals.com/43026. two hundred or more acres, $750 per acre. 1-541-468-2961 (spray, oregon) F OR T HE H OME bed fraMe, angle iron on rollers with headboard, twin, $40 obo. 503-753-1714 dining table w/8 chairs, matching hutch, good condition, $500 obo. 503- 888-1019 W ANTED old woodworking tools, planes, lev- els, chisels, handsaws, slicks, adzes, wrenches, folding rulers, leather tools, tool chests. 503-659-0009 Motorcycles, quads, tractors, boats, musical instruments, cash paid, will pick up. 503-880-8183 collector pays cash for older toys, older oil paintings and older american art pottery. 503 703-5952 lifelong collector buying us and world coins to add to collection, paying fairly, any amount welcome. 503-939- 8835 1911 colts, 1911 a-1 and M1 carbines & all german pistols. 503-852-6791 M ISCELLANEOUS infrared vent-free propane space heater, nib, 25,000 btu, $250; 3 tanks, 25 gal, full, $110 ea. 503-314-7001 (12 to 5 p.m.) Rain Forest Boots Made in America! try a pair on, you’ll like them. S PORTING G OODS browning 12ga pump, upland 22", $420, oregon residents or ffl transfer others, 503-953-6490 tough boots for the northwest. al’s shoes 5811 sE 82nd, Portland 503-771-2130 Mon-Fri 10-7:30 Sat 10-5:30 Sun 12-6 DECEMBER 16, 2011
