United Airlines flight attendants protested outside Terminal B at Logan Airport, seeking a new contract.
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United Airlines and its flight attendants union have reached a tentative agreement that will include their first raises in about six years.
If ratified by flight attendants, it would make United the last of the major carriers to reach a labor agreement with cabin crew members since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
United said the deal would include immediate raises and a maximum wage of $100 an hour at the end of the contract, as well as pay for flight attendants upon boarding and “a signing bonus for each flight attendant worth a total of $740 million.”
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the flight attendants’ union, did not provide specific details of the agreement, but said that in addition to a higher base salary, it includes additional compensation for flight disruptions and new restrictions on night flight assignments.
The labor deal comes as United plans an aggressive expansion of its more high-touch premium cabins, with new seats offering elevated dining options and seats that convert into beds.
Last July, United flight attendants rejected a previous labor agreement that would have included immediate 26% raises.