ITF General Secretary, Stephen Cotton, meets with Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants to let them know the ITF fully supports their efforts to gain IAM representation (from left to right: Stephen Cotton, ITF General Secretary; Dawn Peterson, Delta Flight Attendant; Don McBryde, Delta Flight Attendant, Masayo Tyner, Delta Flight Attendant and Marianne Bicksler, Delta Flight Attendant.
Illustrating the global reach of the IAM’s Delta Flight Attendant organizing campaign, IAM Delta organizers this week were greeted with tremendous support as campaign activities expanded to London. Dozens of Delta Flight Attendants on layover signed election authorization cards at IAM visibility events far away from Delta management’s intimidating eyes. Unionized Flight Attendants from American Airlines, Air France and Iberia Regional also stopped by to offer their support and encouragement to Delta Flight Attendants.
Representatives from the London-based International Transport Workers Federation (ITF), a global federation of 700 unions representing over 4.5 million transportation workers, also met with Delta Flight Attendants to show their support for the IAM’s campaign.
The ITF’s Cabin Crew Committee recently passed a resolution supporting the IAM’s campaign.
Unite, ITF affiliate, was on hand to show support for the IAM Delta campaign. (From left to right: John Pigotti, British Airways Flight Attendant; Julianna Helminski, Delta Air Lines Flight Attendant; Sue Kimber, Thompson Airways Branch Chair; Ashley Hawkins, Virgin Atlantic Reps Committee; Gaynor Worrell, Virgin Atlantic Reps Committee.
30,000 Flight Attendants at British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Thomas Cook, easyJet and others.
The IAM is the world’s largest airline union.Updates about the IAM’s campaign for Delta’s Fleet Service employees is available at here.