AMFA Files With NMB for Southwest Airlines Employees.Business Editors LACONIA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) is an independent union that represents aircraft maintenance employees of commercial airlines in the United States. AMFA is committed to the principles of craft unionism, in that it seeks to represent only airline mechanics and (AMFA AMFA Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association AMFA Alternative Motor Fuels Act (PL 100-494) AMFA Asociación Movimiento Fe y AlegrÃa (Association for Activities of Faith and Joy; Guatemala) ) filed today with the National Mediation Board The National Mediation Board is a three-person board created in 1934 by an act amending the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151–158, 160–162, 1181–1188) to resolve disputes in the railroad and airline industries that could disrupt travel or imperil the (NMB NMB new methylene blue. ) for a representation election on behalf of the mechanics and related employees at Southwest Airlines. The 1,700 plus mechanics and related employees, who are currently represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), are seeking representation with AMFA. In order to call for a representation election by a represented group, the Organizing Committee must file a minimum of 50% plus one signature cards for the NMB to conduct a representation election. Once the Board has determined that sufficient cards have been submitted, an election will be conducted. This review process will take approximately one month. "We're excited about the potential opportunity to represent the mechanics and related employees at Southwest Airlines. Today's filing, with more than 60% signed authorization cards, is the result of the hard work done by the supporters there. Typical of other AMFA organizing campaigns, supporters are not paid for their efforts. The long-term payoff is knowing they are going to be represented by a union of democracy, one where members are encouraged to attend contract negotiations and there are no secret agreements negotiated behind closed doors," said O.V. Delle-Femine, AMFA National Director. AMFA is an independent craft union not affiliated with the AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. . AMFA currently represents more than 11,000 aircraft technicians and related personnel employed at Alaska Airlines, American Trans Air, Atlantic Coast Airlines Atlantic Coast Airlines (IATA: DH, ICAO: BLR, and Callsign: Blue Ridge) was an airline based in the United States owned by Atlantic Coast Holdings, Inc.. It operated as United Express for United Airlines and Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. , Horizon Air, Mesaba Airlines and Northwest Airlines. AMFA's credo is "Safety in the air begins with quality maintenance on the ground." To learn more about AMFA, visit their website at www.amfanatl.org. |
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