An important message regarding the future of your TWUB6 organizing campaign

As you know, many JetBlue flight attendants have experienced a decline in our benefits and quality of life over the last decade, and your TWUB6 organizing committee have worked tirelessly over the last year to educate and organize our fellow crewmembers. We have run meetings nationwide to motivate our coworkers, and we have met with many more on an individual basis to explain how having a union could help provide true job security.

It was our goal that a majority of JetBlue flight attendants would have signed TWU authorization cards by January 19, 2012 in order to file for a union representation election. We are sorry to report that we have not been able to reach that goal, and have decided to discontinue our authorization card drive at the present time.

JetBlue management has been working with Ford and Harrison, an Atlanta-based anti-union law firm to keep us from forming a union—the same union-busting firm that orchestrated Virgin America's anti-union campaign. On Ford and Harrison's advice, Virgin America management gave away $100 gift cards during their election, produced ten anti-union videos, including one featuring Richard Branson telling workers to be happy with what they have, and to trust management to make their lives better.

We regret we were unable to reach our goal, but we remain committed to our belief that with a union contract in place, the next ten years would see a marked improvement in our work rules, while eliminating many of the gray areas that we currently face on a day-to-day basis.

We will continue to meet as a committee and welcome others to join us. Our goal is to train over 200 new committee members to help us spread the word about the importance of having a union and a union contract that would benefit all JetBlue flight attendants. We cannot do this without people who are dedicated to having a true voice at work.

Thank you to all our supporters! We have a continued commitment from Transport Workers Union of America to support us, and we encourage our card signers to get involved with your TWUB6 organizing committee when we have enough support to move forward.

Remember: we are the union, and together we can bring positive changes to our jobs as JetBlue flight attendants.

In solidarity,
Your TWUB6 Organizing Committee

P.S. If you're interested helping to build a domicile organizing committee, please contact TWU representative Karla Kozak at kkozak@twu.org.