Former Sen. Edwards Tells Continental Airlines Management Not to Interfere

[Omaha Steve]

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=72874

Former Sen. Edwards Tells Continental Airlines Management Not to Interfere with Ground Workers Campaign to Form Union

Presidential Hopeful to Address Union Rally on Thursday in Houston

9/21/2006 9:04:00 AM

To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor

Contact: Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921, or [e-mail] , for Transport Workers Union of America

News Advisory:

Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, at George H. Bush Intercontinental Airport on Thursday, will address a rally of Continental Airlines ground workers trying to form a union. Voting began this week in an election at Continental in which 7,800 fleet service workers will decide if they want to be represented by the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU). More than 3,000 of these workers are based in Houston. Continental's ground workers have until Oct. 12 to vote by telephone.

Edwards, who was the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee in 2004, has sent a letter to Continental employees urging them to choose TWU to be their representative. He also has appealed to Continental's management to remain neutral in the campaign.

WHO: Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards and Continental ground workers

WHAT: Rally to support union organizing campaign at Continental Airlines

FULL story at link above.

[babylonsister]

1. What link above? That's an e-mail address. Thanks. nt

[Omaha Steve]

2. Link now inserted

It seems like I do that at least once a day on BN stuff.

[babylonsister]

3. Thank you! nt