145 reps call on Delta CEO to stay out of union organization efforts

Over 140 members of the House of Representatives signed the letter On Monday, the airline called on Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian not to participate in union organizing activities.

Delta employees, including flight attendants, fleet service workers and technicians, “have announced a concerted campaign to unionize” in November 2022, the lawmakers said in the letter. Representatives also warned voters that Delta had “a history of deploying union-busting tactics, including threatening employees with benefits cuts, distributing anti-union literature, and operating an anti-union website.” He also said that he had been informed about this.

“These acts of retaliation are hostile to worker rights, and we urge you to commit to implementing neutrality agreements regarding these union organizing efforts,” the letter continued. “A neutrality agreement simply consists of an employer agreeing not to participate in pre-election activities that affect workers’ freedom to unionize.”

The letter also asks Bastian to “adopt a neutrality agreement regarding unionization efforts by your employees and commit to bargaining in good faith should your employees choose to unionize.” He “strongly requested” them to do so.

The letter came as flight attendants working for some of the country’s largest airlines were picketing outside the capital region. 30+ airports The US, UK and Guam on Tuesday called for “fair contracts with significant pay increases.” according to to the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) union.

“We are working harder than ever, with longer days, shorter nights, more time away from our families, and in some of the harshest working conditions in history,” the AFA website states. It’s dark. “Some flight attendants have not had a raise in five years. Working conditions and pay have been undermined by consistent operational issues and significantly increased costs of living post-pandemic.”

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who signed Monday’s letter, cited the picketing of flight attendants. In X’s Tuesday postthe platform formerly known as Twitter.

“Today, flight attendants across the country are gathering at over 30 airports, including MSP Airport, picketing for fair wages in response to continued corporate greed,” Omar’s post read. ing. “It is time for flight attendants to understand their fair share of the profits their work generates.”