United Flight Attendants Ratify New Contract

A new contract covering 15,000 pre-merger Flight Attendants at United Airlines was ratified this week with a 70 percent approval margin. The agreement, reached in January, includes significant quality of work life enhancements, new job security protections, scheduling and compensation improvements, including an immediate ten percent wage increase and distribution of a $5,000 signing bonus.

"This agreement is good for Flight Attendants and good for the company. It addresses many immediate needs identified by United Flight Attendants and serves as a stepping-stone to single contract negotiations with our flying partners from Continental and Continental Micronesia," said Greg Davidowitch, president of AFA at United Airlines.