United Flight Attendants to Receive More Pay, Benefits After Heated Contract Talks
Photo Caption: United Airlines flight attendants picket at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, April 11. Meghna Maharishi
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The tentative agreement ends years of heated talks between flight attendants and United management. Just last year, flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.
United Airlines flight attendants are set to receive payscale raises that average about 27%, according to a tentative agreement posted Tuesday by the flight attendants’ union.
For example, a first-year flight attendant at United will be paid $36.92 per hour, a 27.8% increase from the $28.88 hourly wage. A flight attendant who has worked at least 13 years with the airline will now receive $84.78 an hour,
