United Airlines' Flight Attendants Ratify Deal for 31% Wage Hike ...
The deal gives roughly 30,000 attendants their first raises in nearly six years and adds pay for boarding, delays and parental leave.
- On Tuesday, United Airlines flight attendants ratified a five-year contract securing an average 31% base pay increase and $741 million in retroactive wages for nearly 30,000 crew members.
- The agreement introduces boarding pay, compensating crews for cabin preparation before departure—a practice that historically left attendants unpaid while assisting passengers and conducting safety checks.
- Nearly 90% of Association of Flight Attendants members voted on the deal, which secured 82% approval, while adding "sit pay" during disruptions over 2.5 hours and 10 weeks paid parental leave.
- United CEO Scott Kirby said on LinkedIn the carrier is "lucky to have the best flight attendants in the world," while AFA President Sara Nelson called the contract the industry's new benchmark.
- Ratification marks the final deal among major carriers post-Covid, following industry pressure highlighted last August when Air Canada flight attendants walked off the job, leading to more than 3,100 flight cancellations.
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United Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify New 5-Year Contract With 31 Percent Raise
United Airlines’ nearly 30,000 flight attendants ratified a new five-year contract on May 12, which would give them an average 31 percent pay increase. A statement from the Association of Flight Attendants–Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA), the union representing United Airlines crew, indicates that 82 percent of United’s flight attendants voted in favor of the new contract, which will also provide boarding pay, boosting compensation b…
United Airlines flight attendants approved a new employment contract that includes their first salary increases in six years, along with pay per boarding, a long-awaited change that compensates crew members for the work they do before the plane separates from the boarding gate.
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