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Employee Matters
Railway Labor Act
Our relations with labor unions representing our airline employees in the U.S. are governed by the Railway Labor Act. Under the Railway
Labor Act, a labor union seeking to represent an unrepresented craft or class of employees is required to file with the National Mediation Board
(the “NMB”) an application alleging a representation dispute, along with authorization cards signed by at least 50% of the employees in that
craft or class. The NMB then investigates the dispute and, if it finds the labor union has obtained a sufficient number of authorization cards,
conducts an election to determine whether to certify the labor union as the collective bargaining representative of that craft or class. A labor
union will be certified as the representative of the employees in a craft or class if more than 50% of votes cast are for that union. A certified labor
union would commence negotiations toward a collective bargaining agreement with the employer.
Under the Railway Labor Act, a collective bargaining agreement between an airline and a labor union does not expire, but instead becomes
amendable as of a stated date. Either party may request that the NMB appoint a federal mediator to participate in the negotiations for a new or
amended agreement. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the NMB may determine, at any time, that an impasse exists and offer binding
arbitration. If either party rejects binding arbitration, a 30-day “cooling off” period begins. At the end of this 30-day period, the parties may
engage in “self help,” unless the U.S. President appoints a Presidential Emergency Board (“PEB”) to investigate and report on the dispute. The
appointment of a PEB maintains the “status quo” for an additional 60 days. If the parties do not reach agreement during this period, the parties
may then engage in “self help.” “Self help” includes, among other things, a strike by the union or the imposition of proposed changes to the
collective bargaining agreement by the airline. Congress and the President have the authority to prevent “self help” by enacting legislation that,
among other things, imposes a settlement on the parties.
Collective Bargaining
As of December 31, 2013 , we had approximately 78,000 full-time equivalent employees, approximately 18% of whom were represented by
unions. The following table shows our domestic airline employee groups that are represented by unions.
(1)
We are in discussions with representatives of the Flight Superintendents.
In addition, 210 refinery employees of Monroe are represented by the United Steel Workers under an agreement that expires on February 26,
2015. This agreement is governed by the National Labor Relations Act, which generally allows either party to engage in self-help upon the
expiration of the agreement.
Labor unions periodically engage in organizing efforts to represent various groups of our employees, including at our operating subsidiaries,
that are not represented for collective bargaining purposes.
10
Employee Group Approximate Number of Active
Employees Represented
Union Date on which Collective Bargaining
Agreement Becomes Amendable
Delta Pilots
10,700
ALPA
December 31, 2015
Delta Flight Superintendents (Dispatchers)
(1)
370
PAFCA
December 31, 2013
Endeavor Air Pilots
1,820
ALPA
January 1, 2020
Endeavor Air Flight Attendants
990
AFA
December 31, 2018
Endeavor Air Dispatchers
60
DISTWU
December 31, 2018