American Airlines Reaches Tentative Contract with Flight Attendants
The agreement promises significant pay raises and improved work conditions, pending union approval.
- The deal addresses compensation, work rules, and retroactive pay for 28,000 flight attendants.
- Negotiations had been ongoing since January 2019, interrupted by the pandemic.
- Union members will vote on the agreement after board review.
- President Biden praised the agreement, noting it averts a potentially devastating strike.
- If rejected, negotiations will resume, with strike preparations already in place.