In February the company announced it would give all employees a free home computer. Delta also issued a video that warned unionization would block upward mobility within the company. The TWU claims that Delta questioned individual workers about their vote and there were other incidents of intimidation and harassment. The union is planning to consult attorneys about legal action concerning the company's campaign against the union drive. Regardless of the company's campaign, it is significant that the TWU was not able to garner significant support, despite worsening conditions for airline workers over the last decade.
Delta is one of the least unionized airlines.
Another 200 flight dispatchers are also unionized. They ended their march in front of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association offices. The association bosses refused to meet with the workers. The action, led by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, follows a work stoppage last December and a hunger strike by six tomato pickers two seasons ago. They're asking for the right to talk to their bosses for a decent wage.