Flight Attendants Picket Delta, United and American for Equal Pay

AFA-CWA has launched a coordinated campaign to bridge the gap in pay between mainline and regional airlines cabin crews with a protest at Washington National Airport terminals. More protests are planned at airports nationwide.

Flight Attendants, members of AFA-CWA and other unions, demonstrate at Washington's National Airport for pay fairness. Right is AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson.

"The U.S. airline industry is crucial to the success of our economy, as are the Flight Attendants who are on the frontlines and serve an important role in keeping passengers safe," AFA-CWA International President Sara Nelson said. "It's time to close the pay gap and end wage discrimination."

"The airline industry is raking in billions, at the expense of workers on the frontlines of regional airlines," Nelson continued. "The three major U.S. carriers are pocketing a portion of their profit by promoting wage inequality. It's the same brand, the same passengers buying tickets but the pay for aviation's first responders is a fraction of that for crew on mainline flights. Flight Attendants know undercutting pay for any Flight Attendant puts in jeopardy the standards for all Flight Attendants."