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			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:54 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>This is your career. You decide.</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Dear Delta Flight Attendants*, 

The recent NMB ruling was devastating as it threw out 60 years of contract bargaining and ignored the voices of nearly ten thousand Delta Flight Attendants who stood up to vote for AFA in the face of serious management interference. This is a setback in your effor]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:32:47 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - October 20, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Delta&apos;s  &apos;Company Union&apos; Dodge

Delta management announced plans Oct. 12 to establish a company-dominated union called the &quot;Employee Involvement Group&quot; (EIG), enlisting Flight Attendants to &quot;apply&quot; for positions and stand for election in their domiciles. AFA International President Veda Shook assa]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:05:26 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update-July 18, 2011  (date correction)</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NMB Investigation

Several Delta Flight Attendants have reported receiving calls from management asking them if they would be willing to be interviewed by National Mediation Board investigators about interference charges. Don&apos;t be alarmed! This is part of the process to investigate AFA&apos;s charges o]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:01:20 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - July 5, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[NMB Investigation

Several Delta Flight Attendants have reported receiving calls from management asking them if they would be willing to be interviewed by National Mediation Board investigators about interference charges. Don&apos;t be alarmed! This is part of the process to investigate AFA&apos;s charges o]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:51:44 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - July 5, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Greetings

Here is hoping you enjoyed a safe holiday weekend. As we reflect on the birthday of the USA, we also need to recognize that our freedom to organize and engage in collective bargaining is at risk. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives us the right of free assembly. The Pream]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - June 14, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*T*hanks to all the Delta Flight Attendants who called in for our conference call last week. It was a very lively and productive call, and we expect more discussions as we enter this crucial new phase of the representation election. You haven&apos;t stopped advocating for a fair election, and we&apos;re there]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:52:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Conference Call</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Please join us for a conference call on *Thursday, June 9th, at 3:00 pm EDT* to discuss the interference charge process and the next steps. This call is open to all Flight Attendants, your previous participation as an AFA activist is not a requirement. 

Now that the NMB has announced it will begi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:14:52 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[BREAKING NEWS

NMB Agrees with AFA - Delta Election Merits Investigation

Today, the National Mediation Board (NMB) notified AFA and Delta management that, &quot;in order for the Board to determine whether the laboratory conditions were tainted, further investigation is needed.&quot; 

Parties do not ha]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:56:24 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta Announces Two Voluntary &quot;Early Out&quot; Programs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Delta Announces Two Voluntary &quot;Early Out&quot; Programs

On May 4, 2011 Delta announced two voluntary programs for which Flight Attendants are eligible. There is an Early Out Program: 

Early Out Program: Eligibility

For those not eligible for the 55-Point Program, the Early Out Program will be of]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:47:23 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Flight Attendants and the National Mediation Board

 -one election scheduled and one re-vote due to interference still pending


The dates were announced yesterday for the Flight Attendant representation election at United Airlines and Continental Airlines.  The voting instructions will be mail]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:14:24 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - 4/7/2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Voting Method Used for Congress Too Good for Flight Attendants, Other Airline Workers*

Not a single new member of Congress was elected by at least 50% +1 of those in his/her district, in the 2010 Congressional Elections. Yet for some reason, the majority of those in the House of Representatives ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:49:13 -0400</pubDate>
			<title>Rutgers Survey</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Rutgers University Survey Being Distributed Now*

Delta Flight Attendant opinions are being solicited in a new survey from Rutgers University. This is a legitimate survey. Please know your personal information and your response to the survey questions will remain confidential. 

The survey is n]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:37:17 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - March 11, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Each week numerous emails are sent from Delta Flight Attendants to AFA asking a variety of questions and making comments. This week&apos;s eline will answer two of those questions. 

*Question: * Why is management not giving us the same profit sharing? It&apos;s not fair!

*Answer:* &quot;Management is doing t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:12:38 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - March 2, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Opinion about Delta&apos;s conduct is nearly unanimous. Delta management&apos;s discrimination against PMNW Flight Attendants is unacceptable. All Delta Flight Attendants deserve the same profit sharing.

 [ http://www.deltaafa.org ] &quot;Please take a moment to view AFA-CWA President Veda Shook&apos;s message to De]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:50:41 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - February 17, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Profit Sharing and the Re-Run Election* 

Many of us are deeply disturbed over management&apos;s decision to discriminate against PMNW Flight Attendants with regard to the profit sharing. PMNW Flight Attendants were given less than half than their PMDL counterparts

Never missing an opportunity to b]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:23:59 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - February 10, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Delta&apos;s Unequal Profit Sharing* 

On Valentines&apos; Day, Delta management is going to reward its employees for making 2010 one of the most profitable years in Delta history. The record profit, &quot;...&quot;would not have been possible without the dedication and determination of Delta employees worldwide and]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:53:40 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - January 24, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*AFA Regional Member Forum*

Will you be in Atlanta next Wednesday, February 9th? 

Stop by the Crowne Plaza ATL for the AFA Regional Member Forum, from 1pm to 3pm. 

AFA is built by Flight Attendants and run by Flight Attendants. That&apos;s why our International Officers Veda Shook, Sara Nelson a]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:24:15 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions * 

The Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions met in Washington last week to discuss issues affecting all Flight Attendants, including those at Delta. 

The hot topic at this meeting was airport security, recognizing the frequency with which we manage issues ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - January 24, 2011</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Once again, Delta has asked the NMB for more time to respond to AFA&apos;s interference charges. On January 14, AFA filed its Reply Brief reiterating its charges of Delta interference during the election, and denying Delta&apos;s nonsensical charges of AFA election interference. Now Delta has asked for more t]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:24:44 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - Election Interference</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Election Interference* 

On January 14, AFA will file its Reply Brief to Delta&apos;s response to our carrier interference charges. In the Reply Brief filed with the National Mediation Board, AFA argues that Delta has essentially admitted most of the factual allegations showing that it knowingly taint]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:44:20 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - January 6, 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lawyers for AFA are preparing our Reply to Delta&apos;s Response to AFA&apos;s Interference Charges


AFA will argue that Delta&apos;s claims about union conduct are baseless, untimely and without merit. Further, we will emphasize that Delta has admitted AFA&apos;s factual allegations of interference. AFA&apos;s Reply wi]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:50:52 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Delta AFA Update &#8211; December 23, 2010 

&quot;*Happy Holidays and Safe Flying*&quot;

*Delta Files Absurd Response to Interference Charges*
On December 21 Delta filed its response to AFA&apos;s charges of carrier interference in the representation election. As expected, Delta denied any wrongdoing and even acc]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:28:40 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update - December 16, 2010</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*Equal Treatment for all Delta Flight Attendants*


Delta management not only interfered with our right to a fair election, now management is standing in the way of a raise for pre-merger Northwest Flight Attendants. 

Delta disrespected the rights of all 20,000 of us by breaking the rules thro]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
			<title>Delta AFA Update</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[*AFA-CWA Presents Massive Evidence of Delta Air Lines&apos; Violation of Flight Attendants&apos; Rights* 

&quot;*Interference Charges Detail Multiple Election Rule Violations by Delta Management*&quot; 

Delta Air Lines management spent all the money necessary to deny our rights on the job by breaking all the rule]]></description>
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