Articles tagged “association of flight attendants”

Airlines

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

After overwhelmingly rejecting a previous contract in December, this one will make Southwest flight attendants some of the most highly paid in the industry.

Meghna Maharishi | 6 days ago

Southwest Flight Attendants Score New Contract, to Be Among Highest Paid

Airlines

Delta Hikes Starting Wages to $19 an Hour, Gives Employees 5% Raises

Delta said it would increase starting wages for frontline workers and give 5% raises to employees across the board as the carrier continues to make record profits.

Meghna Maharishi | 1 week ago

Delta Hikes Starting Wages to $19 an Hour, Gives Employees 5% Raises

Airlines

Allegiant Flight Attendants Agree ‘Game-Changer’ Labor Deal, Wages to Rise up to 41.2% 

Union bosses have said the agreement sets a new benchmark for U.S. flight attendants across the industry.

Gordon Smith | 2 weeks ago

Allegiant Flight Attendants Agree ‘Game-Changer’ Labor Deal, Wages to Rise up to 41.2% 

Airlines

United Flight Attendants Picket at U.S., U.K. Airports as Contract Negotiations Stall

United flight attendants are the latest to express their frustrations over stagnant pay and taxing work conditions.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 weeks ago

United Flight Attendants Picket at U.S., U.K. Airports as Contract Negotiations Stall

Airlines

U.S. Airlines Ask Government to Pause Additional Flights to China

The U.S. airline industry is worried that Chinese carriers enjoy an unfair advantage with access to Russian airspace and China’s government.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 weeks ago

U.S. Airlines Ask Government to Pause Additional Flights to China

Airlines

Flight Attendants Weigh Strike as Frustrations With U.S. Airlines Mount

Alaska’s flight attendants were the latest to vote in favor of authorizing a strike to vote, a sign that tensions between flight attendants and airline management continue to rise.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 months ago

Flight Attendants Weigh Strike as Frustrations With U.S. Airlines Mount

Airlines

Breeze Flight Attendants Take Next Step in Unionizing

Breeze flight attendants cited issues with management, pay and accommodations as reasons to unionize.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 months ago

Breeze Flight Attendants Take Next Step in Unionizing

Airlines

Flight Attendants Want More from U.S. Airlines. It Might Take a Strike to Get There.

Labor discontent is rife in the skies over the U.S.

Edward Russell | 5 months ago

Flight Attendants Want More from U.S. Airlines. It Might Take a Strike to Get There.

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Flight Attendants Union Boss Sara Nelson Being Considered for U.S. Labor Secretary Job

Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the most influential flight attendant union in the U.S., is in the running to be the U.S. Secretary of Labor. The Biden administration is vetting Nelson as well as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su to head the Department of Labor once current Labor Secretary…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Airlines

Delta Offers Flight Attendants Boarding Pay Amid Union Drive

Delta will pay flight attendants for boarding time in what it claims is a move to improve reliability. But the additional pay comes as the largest flight attendant union tries to organize crews amid a national rise in organized labor.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Delta Offers Flight Attendants Boarding Pay Amid Union Drive