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Solidarity lifts us all up. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that we’re coming together with our siblings below the wing to organize across Delta.

I grew up in a Delta family. My dad worked for the company growing up and I was a non-rev kid, I started in RAMP in 2016, then joined in-flight in 2018.

For the first few years, I felt like Delta took care of us. But then I saw what happens when something goes wrong.

Family means a lot to me, and I’ve learned that the genuine care and solidarity that comes with family is indispensable. I grew up in a union family.

This year Delta management once again communicated unilateral and universal changes to our healthcare coverage. It’s a stark reminder that without a union, Ed Bastian and management can take away benefits or shift costs to us without even any discussion.

Our positive space commuting is ending today at the sole discretion of management. Without a union, this is what we face as Delta Flight Attendants. Management can change any procedures on a whim, without our input.

I was hired to be based in Honolulu with Northwest Airlines in November of 1991. I was one of the lucky ones to say that I was “born and raised and based in Honolulu.”