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FA FIRED FOR REVEALING SHE QUALIFIES FOR FOOD STAMPS

"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level—I mean the wages of decent living." ~ President Franklin D. Roosevelt

On August 25th, Compass Flight Attendant Kirsten Arianejad was terminated for publicly revealing she qualified for food stamps. Read the complete AFA Press Release HERE.  Rather than address the real issue - poverty wages - Compass management seeks to silence the messenger.  We need to let them know this will not work - you cannot silence the truth!  Your NWA-AFA MEC sent THIS LETTER to Compass CEO Tim Campbell in support of our union sister Kirsten.

At many carriers, hardworking flight attendants are forced to get by on food stamps, while CEOs make millions.  Most of the public has no idea. This is our opportunity to get the message out and help one courageous flight attendant get her job back. On Tuesday, September 7th, Compass AFA will hold informational picketing and leafleting at the MSP airport. If you would like to show your support for Kirsten and speak out for a living wage for all flight attendants, contact the Compass MEC at msp@afacompass.org for more information.

Read the rest of your August 31, 2010 NWA AFA eNews HERE


DIVISION: 2010 (featured in the August 24th eNews)

Is Richard Tyler at his sewing machine again, designing airborne ensembles to bring more sexy back? Not this time. We're moving from hot to haute as election season heats up to CABIN FEVER pitch. You'll catch Inflight Supervisors sporting cool, new "DECISION 2010" polos that miss the runway but land near the tarmac. These cute, matchy matchy outfits will simply pop with fully harmonized balloon bouquets and festive banners designed to convince you to throw away over 60 years of collective bargaining. Now, that's a lot of look. Wanna bet your next free hotdog is served up with coordinating partyware and a Dancing Deer brownie on the side - wrapped in Decision 2010 ribbon?

Selectively accessorizing words with action on just their favorite ensembles, Delta's campaign M.O. suffers from style over substance. It appears they put their money where their mouth is only when it suits them. Consider a parallel universe where "The Year of the Customer" actually received equal billing with "Decision 2010." If the energy that coordinated designer union-bustingware were released into resolving operational faux pas, J.D. Power would be on the mantel. Imagine coordinated sincerity and effort going into that campaign. If management spent less time BLOGGING and more time considering MEMBER FEEDBACK, perhaps Delta wouldn't be Number One in DOT PASSENGER COMPLAINTS and last in ON-TIME PERFORMANCE, with the greatest increase in CANCELLED FLIGHTS. If they obliged less DENIAL and more procedural compliance, summer's HEAT WAVE would be so last season.

But for this season, we're concerned. Is your manager in fashion or dressed in coercion with a polo logo that declares "Your Vote Matters"? Everyone knows the logo's agenda. Who decides what's not to wear? Well, the NMB, actually - with your help. Print and carry a couple of these DEAR SUPERVISOR LETTERS with you, should you or a colleague feel uncomfortably influenced or coerced regarding union-related matters. If you receive discipline or the threat of discipline by a manager wearing anti-union garb, contact your LOCAL COUNCIL OFFICERS immediately, and don't forget to file an ELECTION INTERFERENCE REPORT. Because fashion-wise and otherwise, the fact is, that's bananas.

Read the rest of your August 24, 2010 NWA AFA eNews HERE

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