Delta Air Flight Attendants Fear Airline is Hiring Crew Again to Stave Off Threat Of Them Forming a …

Some flight attendants at Delta Air Lines fear the Atlanta-based carrier is hiring crew for the second time in just four months in a desperate bid to stave off the threat of them forming a union as a final push by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) gets underway.

Under the rules of the Railway Labor Act (which also governs labor relations in the airline industry), to form a union, at least 50% of Delta’s flight attendant workforce must sign a union…