AFA-CWA Flight Attendants' Compensation Soars with Contract Ratification

On Tuesday, United Airlines Flight Attendants represented by AFA-CWA voted to ratify a new contract, ending a more than four-year fight for fair benefits, housing, and pay. The agreement provides a 31% average initial wage increase for the nearly 30,000 Flight Attendants covered by the contract, plus boarding pay (an additional 7-8% compensation on average) this summer and $741 million in retroactive pay, among many other improvements.

The contract was ratified with 82% voting for the agreement and 88.85% of all eligible votes cast. Members reached this contract at the National Mediation Board with the assistance of mediator Michael Kelliher.

“The United Airlines Flight Attendant contract now leads the industry in total value for Flight Attendants,” said AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson. “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.”

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Congratulations to all of our United Airlines AFA-CWA Flight Attendants!

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.