Senate Democrats Push For Airline Strike: Will American Flight Attendants Finally Get To Walk Out?
American Airlines flight attendants are closest among major work groups at any airline of a deadlock in negotiations, but Alaska and United Airlines flight attendants are in the midst of protracted negotiations as well.
Cabin crew at American haven’t had a raise since January 1, 2019. Their contact became amendable four and a half years ago. Initially the delay in getting a new deal was the pandemic – they wouldn’t have wanted to be negotiating terms in 2020 when airlines were furloughing flight attendants.
Then, their wage demands were outside any zone of possible…