NMB Schedules First Machinist Union Election at Delta Air Lines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington D.C., January 12, 2010 - “In spite of opposition from Delta Air Lines, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has scheduled the first union representation election following the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines,”...

NMB Considers Changes for Air, Rail Elections

In what would be a dramatic improvement to the rules governing union elections for airline and railroad employees, the National Mediation Board (NMB) is weighing a request from the AFL-CIO to allow representational elections to be decided by a majority of workers who cast ballots.