Tim Nelson
Veteran
I am in reciept of the following letter which was apparently mailed to the NMB
Dear Ms Johnson;
I am an eligible voter in the NMB docketed case involving the TWU & IAM for the Fleet Service representational dispute on US AIRWAYS property.
I am writing to report interference by the TWU & the IAM with my rights under the RLA.
In the April 20, 2006 update on the TWU 580 website [local580.twuatd.org/news/], the website mentions a meeting taking place on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at the NMB. The meeting participants are said to be the NMB, TWU & the IAM. The same website said the meeting was to
“…meet with the NMB to pursue an internal election….by conducting the election this way, decertification would not be an issue.â€
Having an internal election between the TWU and IAM prohibits employees from expressing their desire to be unrepresented OR to cast votes for ‘write-ins’. What the IAM & TWU are asking for recognizes an election process which recognizes only votes for the TWU or IAM, and is nothing other than a masked attempt to have a run-off election.
Though Railway Labor Act supports collective bargaining, employees have "right" rather than duty to select collective bargaining representative, [including write-in votes], and they have "complete independence" to organize or not to organize, including right to reject collective representation. Railway Labor Act, §§ 1-208, 2, 2, subds. 3, 4, as amended, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151-188, 151a, 152, subds. 3, 4.
Kindly, investigate this matter and I’m asking that the NMB uphold its normal election procedures which guarantees workers the right to express their desire to be represented [including ‘write-in’ votes] or unrepresented.
Sincerely,
Dear Ms Johnson;
I am an eligible voter in the NMB docketed case involving the TWU & IAM for the Fleet Service representational dispute on US AIRWAYS property.
I am writing to report interference by the TWU & the IAM with my rights under the RLA.
In the April 20, 2006 update on the TWU 580 website [local580.twuatd.org/news/], the website mentions a meeting taking place on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at the NMB. The meeting participants are said to be the NMB, TWU & the IAM. The same website said the meeting was to
“…meet with the NMB to pursue an internal election….by conducting the election this way, decertification would not be an issue.â€
Having an internal election between the TWU and IAM prohibits employees from expressing their desire to be unrepresented OR to cast votes for ‘write-ins’. What the IAM & TWU are asking for recognizes an election process which recognizes only votes for the TWU or IAM, and is nothing other than a masked attempt to have a run-off election.
Though Railway Labor Act supports collective bargaining, employees have "right" rather than duty to select collective bargaining representative, [including write-in votes], and they have "complete independence" to organize or not to organize, including right to reject collective representation. Railway Labor Act, §§ 1-208, 2, 2, subds. 3, 4, as amended, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 151-188, 151a, 152, subds. 3, 4.
Kindly, investigate this matter and I’m asking that the NMB uphold its normal election procedures which guarantees workers the right to express their desire to be represented [including ‘write-in’ votes] or unrepresented.
Sincerely,