American Airlines passenger service agents, the only major employee group at the carrier not unionized, began voting yesterday on whether to be represented by the Communications Workers of America union, Reuters reported yesterday. About 9,700 airport agents and reservations representatives are eligible to cast ballots in a vote being conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB), said Chuck Porcari, a CWA spokesman. Voting ends Jan. 15. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the vote last week when it denied American's request for a stay of an earlier ruling that upheld the election.
