Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants authorize strike action
Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants have overwhelmingly voted to strike.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA says employees have lost patience over long running contract negotiations.
The union says there was a 99.9% yes vote to strike from a 95.1% turnout.
"This historic strike vote takes our contract fight to an entirely new level," said master executive council president Sharon Soper in a news release.
"Hawaiian Flight Attendants are sending an emphatic message to management: Delay is not acceptable; we demand the contract we deserve because we earn it every day.
Union officials claim Hawaiian flight attendants are paid below the industry average salary despite many workers being based in cities with the highest living costs in the country.
Contract talks began in January 2017 and are currently overseen by the National Mediation Board due to no consensus being reached.
The airline says any strike now would be unlawful until both parties are released from mediation.
"We understand what this vote symbolizes, and we share the sentiment of frustration with the slow pace of these negotiations that it conveys. There is no doubt that our flight attendants deliver the best hospitality in the industry, and we are determined to reach an agreement," the airline said.
Flight attendants recently ramped up pressure by picketing at Honolulu and Los Angeles airports.
It a strike does go ahead in the future it would be the airline’s first in its 90 year history.
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