Posts tagged flight attendants
Canadian government forces Air Canada, flight attendants into arbitration
August 17, 2025 // Air Canada and its striking flight attendants were forced back to work and into arbitration Saturday by Canada's government after an early morning strike stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season. Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said now is not the time to take risks with the economy while announcing the intervention. It means the 10,000 flight attendants will return to work soon.
Flight attendants union says summer storms drove record Delta signatures
August 14, 2025 // The AFA collected a record number of pro-union signatures among Delta flight attendants in June, organizer says. According to the Association of Flight Attendants, which has been working to unionize Delta’s nearly 30,000 flight attendants for decades, with a new campaign started in 2019, this June collected a record number of pro-union signatures seeking a union election.
United Airlines Flight Attendants Make Big Decision on Contract
August 2, 2025 // 92% of eligible voters cast ballots in this vote, and 71% voted against the proposal sent to them by United. In response to the vote, United says that it will continue to work with the union to create a more mutually beneficial outcome.
United Airlines flight attendants are set for pay rises of up to 45%
June 11, 2025 // The union representing United Airlines flight attendants reached a tentative deal for a new contract. Members would receive pay rises of up to 45.6% over five years. They would also get half-pay during boarding, like crew on some other airlines. United Airlines flight attendants are set for big pay increases under the terms of a tentative agreement.
What would a general strike in the US actually look like?
April 10, 2025 // But organized labor can plan for a general strike in the future that may not break the terms of their contracts. The UAW has called to align all union contract terminations for the same date in 2028 as a way to promote united action and perhaps even a general strike by circumventing the prohibition on striking during a union contract. That call has already promoted wider discussion of general strikes in labor and social movements. Of course, different unions striking at the same time does not guarantee a united front around issues of common concern: The first half of 1946 saw nearly 3 million workers simultaneously on strike, including auto, steel, coal, railroad and many other industries, but unions pursued separate demands, made little effort to pool their strength, and settled with little consideration of the impact on those remaining on strike.
Delta Air is Battling a Spike in Flight Attendants Calling Out Sick And It Might Spur Yet Another Unionization Attempt
March 12, 2025 // So far, at least, Delta hasn’t seen any significant operational disruption from the rise in flight attendants failing to show up for work, but the trend has clearly got the airline spooked and managers are taking action to protect the carrier’s schedule. Over recent weeks, flight attendants at the Atlanta-based airline have received emails urging them to get back to work while also warning that measures would have to be implemented to turn the situation around if sick rates didn’t improve.
Sun Country Airlines, International Brotherhood of Teamsters reach agreement covering flight attendants
January 31, 2025 // Both IBT and Sun Country will work together to finalize the language in the agreement. Once it is revised, flight attendants will be able to vote on it next month.
United Pilots Remove Union Chairman After Spouse’s Hiring Sparks Leadership Showdown
January 15, 2025 // Meanwhile flight attendants at United removed their negotiators, and American Airlines flight attendants are dealing with charges filed against their President. All of these work groups except United Airlines flight attendants (who remain in negotiations) have seen significant wage increases in recent years. That hasn’t been enough to forestall infighting and accusations of corruption.
Transportation unions face key dates that could mean strikes in 2025
December 30, 2024 // Flight attendants at United Airlines, dockworkers on East Coast and Gulf Coast ports and locomotive engineers who operate NJ Transit commuter trains are all engaged in negotiations to reach new contacts. The International Longshoreman’s Association, known as the ILA, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are the closest to potential strike dates in 2025.
Delta flight attendants remain without a union but advocates are hopeful for a future vote
December 9, 2024 // Delta Air Lines is the only major U.S. airline without a union for its flight attendants. In the past, there have been three failed attempts by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the union representing flight attendants, to organize this work group.