United Flight Attendants Ratify New Contract
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Key Points:
- United Flight Attendants, representing nearly 30,000 workers, ratified a new five-year contract with an 82% approval vote, securing a 31% average wage increase plus boarding pay and $741 million in retroactive pay.
- The contract includes significant improvements such as expanded job security aligned with United Pilots, restrictions on red-eye flights, and elimination of 24-hour on-call reserve in favor of 14-hour Reserve Availability Periods.
- Additional benefits include 10 weeks of paid maternity leave, two weeks of paid parental and adoption leave, increased per diem and 401(k) contributions, and enhanced pay for premium positions like International Purser and Language roles.
- The agreement was reached with the assistance of a National Mediation Board mediator and is considered the most valuable Flight Attendant contract in the industry, according to AFA leadership.
- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, representing over 55,000 Flight Attendants across 20 airlines, continues to advocate for improved wages, benefits, and working conditions for aviation’s first responders.