United Airlines has announced a new tentative pay agreement with 30,000 flight attendants.
The deal will deliver much improved wages, better scheduling and other improvements.
The new agreement includes immediate raises upon ratification and top wage rates that reach $100 per hour by the end of the agreement, making United flight attendants the best-paid in the industry.
It also includes boarding pay, new pay for long gaps between flights and a signing bonus for every flight attendant worth a total of $740 million.
The tentative agreement is subject to approval by the AFA’s Master Executive Council, including all Local Presidents.
If approved, the tentative agreement will be put out for ratification by flight attendants.
The new contract will cover a five-year period.
