Northwest Flight Attendants Sue Delta

By Harry R. Weber
AP Airlines Writer

ATLANTA -- The union that represents Northwest Airlines(NWA Quote) flight attendants is suing Delta Air Lines (DAL Quote) to block the world's biggest carrier from starting the process to integrate the two carriers' seniority lists until the combined group is given the opportunity to vote on union representation.

Northwest's 8,000 flight attendants are represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, while Delta's 14,000 flight attendants are not part of any union.

Atlanta-based Delta bought Northwest for $2.8 billion in stock on Oct. 29. Federal rules allow for a post-merger union election involving workers from two different airlines if, among other things, it is determined that a single carrier exists. ...