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 by an average of 7 percent to 8 percent this summer. The airline will also provide a total of $741 million in retroactive pay and other upgrades.
According to the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the union representing American Airlines flight attendants, the boarding pay compensates attendants for the often-unpaid time before the aircraft is in motion….