ATLANTA, April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The National
Mediation Board today dismissed the International Association of
Machinists application for an election among Delta (NYSE: DAL)
flight attendants, following the IAM's notice
of withdrawal. In a letter accompanying the dismissal,
the NMB states that it "has reason to believe that some unknown
person or persons knowingly submitted authorization cards with
fraudulent signatures in a possible violation of federal law." It
also states that it "has decided to refer the matter to the
appropriate office of the United States Department of Justice for
further review."
"There is nothing more important than our people and our
culture," said Richard Anderson,
chief executive officer. "We respect the integrity of the NMB's
election process and fully support the DOJ investigation so our
people can know the full truth."
"We are very encouraged that this matter has been referred to
the DOJ," said Joanne Smith, Delta's
executive vice president and chief human resources officer. "At the
time of the IAM filing in January, many flight attendants were
raising questions regarding the validity of the authorization cards
the IAM submitted to the NMB."
Unions seeking to represent airline employees are required to
submit valid authorization cards to the NMB from at least 50
percent of all eligible voters in order for an election to be
held.
Effective today, under the NMB's rules, no union can file an
application to represent Delta flight attendants for one year.
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each
year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most
Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired
airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has
ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for
four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an
industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 321 destinations in 58 countries on six
continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees
worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft.
The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and
participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture
with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint
venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance
partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights,
with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston,
Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New
York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle
and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport
facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the
customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional
information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta,
Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog
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