Flight Attendants' Union Rejects American Airlines' 17% Pay Increase Proposal
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The union that represents American Airlines flight attendants rejected the carrier's proposal to increase wages by 17%. Now, American flight attendants are preparing for the possibility to strike.
The union that represents flight attendants at American Airlines rejected the carrier's offer that would raise pay by 17%.
Previously, American CEO Robert Isom offered its flight attendants a 17% wage increase as they weigh a potential strike. He also told flight attendants in a video sent to them on Wednesday that the airline would also revise its formula for higher profit sharing.
“We will be back at the table with [Association of Professional Flight Attendants] leadership next week and a deal is within reach,” Isom said in the video, “but I don’t know how long it will take to get to the finish line and I don’t want another day to go by withou
