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ATLANTA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. National Mediation Board has proposed a sweeping rule change that would base the outcome of union elections at airlines on the majority approval of people who vote, a move that could increase the odds that unions could prevail in such contests. The change, if implemented, would change current procedures that require a majority of an entire work group, whether they participate in elections or not, to cast ballots in favor of unionization. In its proposal, posted to a government website on Monday, the labor agency said the current procedure under the Railway Labor Act seems "at odds" with basic tenets of democratic elections. "The NMB believes that this change to its election procedures will provide a more reliable measure/indicator of employee sentiment in representation disputes and provide employees with clear choices in representation matters," the board said in the proposal. The proposal added that the change would discourage worker non-participation in union elections. The change, if implemented after a 60-day comment period, could have near-term implications for Delta Air Lines Inc , where The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers unions have sought elections to represent certain workers. Delta, which was largely non-union before it acquired Northwest Airlines in 2008, has said it opposes the rule change. A unit of the AFL-CIO labor federation filed a request to change the election rules with the National Mediation Board in September, saying union elections should be decided based on the decision of those voting. The proposal is due to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday. (Reporting by Karen Jacobs; Editing by Tim Dobbyn) Keywords: AIRLINES/ELECTIONS (karen.jacobs@thomsonreuters.com + 1 404 493 3656; Reuters Messaging: karen.jacobs.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved.
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