Addresses APFA concerns regarding compensation, work rules, and retroactive pay
American Airlines and APFA reach tentative agreement on new contract
Once approved by union board and members, will provide immediate financial improvements for American Airlines flight attendants
American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than three years of negotiations. The deal addresses APFA's concerns regarding compensation, work rules, and retroactive pay. Once approved by the union's board and members, it will provide immediate financial improvements for American Airlines flight attendants.
The union had previously rejected an offer from American for an immediate 17% wage increase in favor of a larger raise. APFA President Julie Hedrick stated that the agreement will put
American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have reached an agreement on a new contract.
President Biden is happy about the deal as it avoids a strike that could have hurt the economy and consumers.
Flight attendants had previously rejected an American offer for 18% immediate pay raise followed by annual 2% raises, seeking 33% upfront with four annual increases of 6% each.
Federal law makes a strike nearly impossible unless federal mediators determine that more negotiations would be pointless.
Biden made an appeal for labor’s support during the November election and became the first president to join a union picket line while in office.
American Airlines flight attendants reached a tentative labor agreement with the company.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants announced the deal addresses flight attendants’ concerns about compensation, work rules, and retroactive pay.
Once approved by the union’s board and members, the new contract will provide immediate financial improvements for employees.
American Airlines offered a new contract with an immediate 17% wage increase last month which was rejected by the union.
The union proposed an immediate raise of about 33% for flight attendants who had not had a pay raise in over five years and endured unruly passengers during the pandemic.
Contract negotiations started in January 2020 but paused at the height of the pandemic. Talks resumed in June 2021.
American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants have reached a tentative agreement
Details of the agreement will be shared with union members on Wednesday
This new deal will be the first for American Airlines flight attendants to match non-union Delta on boarding pay and include a profit sharing formula similar to Delta’s
