Virgin America Facing Unionization Petition

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Source: WSJ

The Transport Workers Union on Monday is slated to petition the government to call a representation election in which the union hopes to win the right to represent 650 flight attendants at discounter Virgin America.

Virgin America, a Burlingame, Calif., company with a hub in San Francisco, has 2,100 employees and is entirely nonunion. Richard Branson'sVirgin Group of the U.K. has a 25% voting stake and a 49% economic interest in the company.

The TWU, which has been vying to win a drive to organize Virgin America's cabin crews for some time, two months ago began a campaign to get the attendants to sign cards signifying they want an election.

Federal rules require a 35% showing of cards, but the TWU said it has obtained signatures from "an overwhelming majority" of the group.

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[Omaha Steve]

1. K&R!

[SoapBox]

2. Yay! And best of luck...

Let's see if Virgin does as good of job at keeping the union OUT, as Delta Airlines has done...Delta
has spent millions and millions and millions of dollars, with a company/companies, that coach the
company how to keep the unions out (of course, the pilots are ALPA and have a pretty strong "voice").
The company also has the bulk of staffing in the South and the company easily manipulates (brain washes!)
thousands of employees.

Most laughable is, just like GOPBaggers/T.Baggers, many employees will work tirelessly...against their own self interests.

Good Luck to the Virgin FA's!