Originally Posted by
hazelrah
I suppose the real question is as follows: what provisions are in place in the contracts to safeguard union employees in the event of a merger?
Here's what's taken from the Merger Agreement docs (pg 82) I got yesterday... (bolding mine) Though it sounds like if 15,000 DL FA's + 8,000 NW FA's "merge" and have a vote to decide union representation... and it gets voted down (eg. all DL FA's say no), then NW's union representation would be terminated... just a guess tho...
With respect to any person employed by Delta or any of its subsidiaries following the consummation of the merger whose terms and conditions of employment are governed by any Delta or Northwest collective bargaining agreement (we refer to such employees as represented employees), Delta and Northwest will honor, in conformity with applicable law, each such Delta or Northwest collective bargaining agreement through the expiration or termination of such agreements (including the termination of any such agreement as a result of the extinguishment of the representation status or certification of any applicable labor organization).