Flight attendants at Virgin America seek unionised vote
[SEATTLE] Flight attendants at Virgin America airlines are seeking a vote on whether to unionise, according to an official at the Transport Workers Union (TWU), in a move that could pave the way for organised labour's latest victory in the airline industry.
If the 850 flight attendants at Virgin America vote to form a union, it would be the first at the airline and would eliminate the last non-union airline among US carriers, after JetBlue pilots voted last month to organise.
The union has received signature cards from a majority of workers after a drive to organise was kicked off last July, said Thom McDaniel, a TWU international vice-president. He declined to say how many.
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