North by Northwest
Veteran
Oh...I must have misread the AFA Constitution and Policy Manual. I understood it to say that all negotiated contracts must go through the national officers, as it could not advesely affect any other AFA carriers, prior to being presented to the membership. I had also read that Pat Friend was directly involved in the NW negotiations, is this true or false? The AFA Constitution/Policy Manual also stated that AFA President Pat Friend must give one the o.k. before speaking with upper management, is this true?
You are correct in that the are reviewed by the AFA national officers in order to prevent things like "I am willing to work in the event of a legal strike" which is an example of something that "could adversely affect an AFA carrier".
P Friend may have gotten involved during the court battle but she WAS NOT involved in our direct negotiations.
Well I don't know where you got that last part, be kind enough to "cut and paste it" directly from your source please, but I can tell you it sounds ridiculous. As I, and many thousands of other at NW employees have spoken to NW directly on many occasions. Furthermore, "upper management" has been told to their faces many unpleasant opinions as they relate to "their" performance and other issues. Hence, Mr. Stealin travels with body guards.
I can also tell you that P Friend works for NW FAs, we do not work for her, and that is CLEARLY understood by Miss Friend (as I have personally made sure of that fact).
I would love to see that section you speak of.
These are great questions Jake, I hope I can personally answer any and all that you have from my first hand experience. I support AFA (was leery and cautious at first). I do not like "career union leaders" they kinda turn into politicians, thus, I am not a fan of Ms. Friend (although she has done some great work)
The important point to remember is Delta AFA will be elected by Delta people and run by Delta people, with a voice in the AFA National (there is even talk of forming an International Union with SkyTeam members)