United Flight Attendants ratify new contract

United Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, has voted by 82% to ratify a new contract. The agreement provides a 31% average wage increase for the nearly 30,000 Flight Attendants plus boarding pay — additional 7-8% compensation on average — this summer, and $741M in retroactive pay among many other improvements. The contract was ratified with 82% voting for the agreement and 88.85% votes cast of all eligible. This contract was reached at the National Mediation Board with the assistance of mediator Michael Kelliher. “The United Airlines (UAL) Flight Attendant contract now leads the industry in total value for Flight Attendants and it should,” said Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing over 55,000 Flight Attendants at 20 airlines. “We will continue to press forward with all of our contracts and build power with our organizing to ensure Flight Attendants are respected with meaningful return for our work as aviation’s first responders.”