Union for former Northwest flight attendants sues Delta, claiming contract breaches

Northwest Airlines union sues Delta

MINNEAPOLIS — The union for Northwest Airlines flight attendants is suing Delta Air Lines Inc., saying their new managers are breaking their contract.

The federal lawsuit filed in Washington says Delta is violating rules about scheduling and other issues. For instance, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA says its members are supposed to get more than two days off after a long international flight. It says Delta is giving them only 11 hours.

Delta says the lawsuit has no merit.

Delta bought Northwest and they mostly operate as a single airline. Delta flight attendants were nonunion, but those who came from Northwest are still in the union. An election is expected to resolve whether Delta flight attendants will be unionized.