US EditionUS Flight Attendants Are Fed up Like Their Air Canada Peers. Here's Why They Aren't Likely to Strike
Flight attendants across major U.S. airlines demand pay for boarding duties and better wages after years of protracted contract talks and inspired by recent Air Canada strike actions.
- United Airlines flight attendants rejected a tentative agreement last month with 71% voting no, while their union represents 50,000 attendants across United, Alaska, and PSA Airlines.
- Mounting workload and lengthy bargaining have left flight attendants reporting more demanding jobs in recent years, with American Airlines talks spanning 2020 to 2024 and Southwest Airlines taking over five years for a deal.
- Miller, a 29-year-old PSA Airlines flight attendant based in Philadelphia, says he makes about $24,000 a year, can't afford to live there, and commutes about 215 miles from Virginia Beach to Philadelphia International Airport.
- The Association of Flight Attendants, representing 50,000 attendants, reported United Airlines flight attendants rejected a tentative agreement last month with 71% voting no, while PSA flight attendants protested outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Monday to press for a deal.
- Because federal rules limit walkouts, Sara Nelson said airline unions' bargaining power has eroded as talks stretch beyond norms, with Alaska Airlines facing prolonged negotiations and the last major strike over a decade ago.
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US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here’s why they aren’t likely to strike
By RIO YAMAT, Associated Press Airlines Writer At the end of work trips, Nathan Miller goes home to a makeshift bedroom in his parents’ house in Virginia. The 29-year-old flight attendant is part of a PSA Airlines crew based in Philadelphia, but Miller says he can’t afford to live there. He makes about $24,000 a year working full-time for the American Airlines subsidiary. Despite often staffing multiple flights a day, Miller commutes by plane be…
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US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they aren't likely to strike
Flight attendants at both regional and legacy airlines say they're frustrated by what they call low wages and long-standing airline practices of not paying them during the boarding process.
US Flight Attendants Are Fed up Like Their Air Canada Peers. Here's Why They Are Unlikely to Strike
At the end of work trips, Nathan Miller goes home to a makeshift bedroom in his parents’ house in Virginia. The 29-year-old flight attendant is part of a PSA Airlines crew based in Philadelphia, but Miller says he can’t afford to live there.
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