New rules more favorable to unions were not enough to enable the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to succeed in unionizing the flight attendants at Virgin America Airlines, who rejected the union by a 59% to 41% margin. Terry Maxon of Dallasnews.com reports: Flight attendants at Virgin America have voted against being represented by the Transport Workers Union , the National Mediation Board said Tuesday. The NMB said 223 employees voted in favor of TWU representation, while 324 voted for no representation. We take note that the election results were the same under the new NMB rules for union representation votes as they would have been under the old NMB rules. Prior to mid-2010, a union needed a majority of the employees eligible to vote. A non-vote was counted as a no vote. The rule change, upheld last week by a federal appeals court, now requires that unions get aye votes only from the people who vote. Employees who opt not to vote aren't counted. Perhaps...(Read Full Post)