United Airline flight attendants picketed outside Terminal B at Logan Airport Thursday morning seeking a new contract.
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United Airlines flight attendants voted down a new labor contract that called for immediate raises of at least 26% and other quality-of-life improvements, their union said Tuesday.
The flight attendants’ last raise was in 2020. Their union, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, and the airline had reached a tentative agreement in May.
U.S. flight attendants have pushed for wage increases for years. Flight attendants at other airlines, pilots and and other work groups secured new labor deals in the wake of the pandemic.
“United Flight Attendants today voted to send a strong message to United Airlines management by rejecting a tentative agreement that didn’t go far enough to address the years of sacrifice and hard work to make the airline the success it is today,” said Ken Diaz, president of the union’s United chapter.
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