Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 16, 2024
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Bang! Now what?
Bang! Now what?
Bang! Now what?
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Pilots Got Their Payday. Now Flights Attendants Are Pushing Airlines for Higher Wages
cnbc.com
Flight attendants from United, Alaska, American, Southwest and other airlines picketed at major airports on Tuesday. Flight attendant unions are seeking pay increases and compensation for work during boarding.
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The Stakes Are Sky High in Historic Delta Labor Battle
Capital & Main
A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example.
Flight Attendants Fighting Back
The New Yorker
Sara Nelson, the head of the flight attendants’ union, leads her members through turbulent times and mounts a major organizing drive at Delta.
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The Coronavirus Is Jump-Starting Union Organizing at Delta
American Prospect
Organizers started a union drive for flight attendants at Delta last November. Uncertainty about the pandemic is stoking a desire among workers for labor protections.
Delta Flight Attendants: Vote Union
For many of the 1,800 Delta flight attendants based at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the upcoming vote to form a union is about more than wages, benefits and work rules. It’s about getting back what they lost after Delta’s merger with MSP-based Northwest Airlines four years ago.
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