Some passengers wondered if they would be able to fly when they arrived at one of 30 major U.S. airports where flight attendants were picketing. What they saw wasn’t a walkout but an informational
Tuesday is Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action and the flight attendants were not on strike but on picket lines to make a point.
The informational campaigns come just as approximately two-thirds of flight attendants, namely those at of Air Wisconsin, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines, as well as several other carriers are in new union contract negotiations.
In August 2023, some 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, who are represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, voted to authorize a strike. Over 99% in voted in favor, leaving little doubt as to the sentiment held by that workgroup. Similar measures at Southwest Airlines and Air Wisconsin were approved by their respective flight attendants in similar percentages.
Picket line events are planned at aerodromes in New York City, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco, Charlotte, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and several other major cities. Some 100,000 flight attendants across three different labor unions are to participate.
“Legacy sexism that traditionally devalued our jobs must be stamped out and replaced with the true value of our work,” the group said in a statement. “Our time on the job must be compensated. We need retirement security. We need flexibility and control of our lives.”
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