Originally Posted by
Singleflyer
What is this new drive going to cost the union??? Alot I am sure.
If I were a union F/A from another AFA represented airline I would be upset with the AFA spending money on drive that probably won't pass based on past history. Remember it is dues that make up the money being spent here.
This has been costing AFA members for many years. From an AJC article during the 2010 attempt at Delta:
The AFA is the world’s biggest flight attendant union, representing 42,000 at 21 carriers.
Friend became the AFA’s president in 1995, and a year later it started working in earnest at Delta. The union set up an organizing fund and earmarked a $1 per member per month allocation of dues to the cause. That led to a representation vote in 2002, which the union lost badly. Another vote in 2008 did better but still fell well short of a majority favoring the AFA.
Over the years, the union has probably spent millions of dollars, Friend said.
“We knew that it was going to be a long-term investment,” she said.
Full article:
http://www.ajc.com/news/business/uni...ar-purs/nQmnS/