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Union member flight attendants Alaska Airlines voted Tuesday to authorize potential strike for the first time in 30 years as thousands of flight attendants from three unions picket outside airports in the United States, United Kingdom and Guam demanding higher pay. I did it.
Of the 93.47% of Alaska Airlines flight attendants represented by the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA-CWA) who participated in Tuesday’s vote, 99.48% voted in favor of authorizing the strike. A strike authorization vote is a common tactic in negotiations between a union and the company its members work for and does not necessarily mean a strike is imminent or that a strike will eventually occur .
Negotiating new contracts for Alaska Airlines flight attendants as a flight attendant. 24 other airlines Includes Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines.
“We agree with our flight attendants that a new contract is needed and have worked hard to reach an agreement,” Alaska Airlines said in a statement to FOX Business. “For many months, we have offered industry-leading, best-in-class pay, with immediate increases of 15% of total pay and additional annual increases. We have signed more than 50 preliminary agreements. “This is representative of dozens of topics we work on. We found common ground.”
Thousands of flight attendants hold pickets during contract negotiations
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER aircraft sits on the tarmac at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Monday, January 22, 2024 in Seattle, Washington, USA. The FAA recommended that airlines inspect midship Boeing 737-900ER models. -Rear plug (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Alaska Airlines added that the airline remains optimistic, saying, “With six labor contracts recently concluded at the airline and a tentative agreement reached in January for a new contract for a technician, I’m thinking of doing the same thing.” As much as possible. “
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alk | Alaska Airlines Group Co., Ltd. | 36.58 | -0.75 | -2.01% |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings Co., Ltd. | 41.62 | -1.40 | -3.25% |
| love | Southwest Airlines Co., Ltd. | 32.52 | -0.27 | -0.82% |
The company added that the company and its management have met twice in the past three weeks and are continuing to negotiate and meet with a mediator. He said the talks had been “productive” and the two sides had reached four tentative agreements.
Alaska Airlines said in a statement: “Regardless of the outcome of the vote, this does not mean our flight attendants are on strike or planning to strike. Our customers and operations will or perhaps not at all, will be affected by this decision.”
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Pilots at major airlines have recently been awarded big new contracts, and flight attendants are looking to emulate their success. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Flight attendants are unlikely to quit their jobs for the following reasons: complex labor process The industry has made it difficult for airline workers to go on strike.
But Alaska’s vote to authorize a strike, the first since 1993, reflects the union’s broader demands for higher pay at a time when the majority of flight attendants in the United States are in contract negotiations, according to the Flight Attendants Association. That’s what it means.
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A pilot for a major airline was recently secured. new labor contract, including significant salary increases and other benefits increases. However, AFA noted that some flight attendants have not received a raise in five years.
Alaska shares fell more than 2% in Tuesday trading, but fell another 0.5% in after-hours trading as the broader market fell on a better-than-expected inflation report.
Reuters contributed to this report.
