- United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside LaGuardia, Austin, Guam, and London airports.
- They’ve been negotiating for a new contract for over two years, their union said.
- CEO Scott Kirby’s pay almost doubled to $18.5 million last year.
United Airlines flight attendants were picketing outside 17 airports around the world on Thursday in a protest about pay, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said.
Announcing the action, the union said the carrier’s CEO, Scott Kirby, saw his pay rise by around 90% in 2023.
According to a proxy statement filed by the company earlier this month, Kirby was paid $18.5 million last year, compared to $9.8 million the year before.
Much of the increase was due to him receiving $6.6 million in cash based on an incentive program, in…