American Airlines flight attendants reach new contract deal
CHICAGO -American Airlines' 28,000 flight attendants have reached a tentative labor agreement with the company, their union said on Friday.
Reached after more than three years of negotiations, the tentative agreement will be sent to the union's board for review. Once the board approves the deal, members will vote on ratifying it. American said the contract will provide immediate financial and quality-of-life improvements for the employees.
American's flight attendants had authorized their union to call a strike if there wasn't a deal. The union had proposed an immediate raise of about 33%, saying the flight attendants had not had a pay raise in over five years and endured a lot since the pandemic, notably unruly passengers.
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