The protests, including one at San Diego International Airport, are being organized by three unions that represent cabin crews at American, United, Southwest and several smaller airlines.
Three separate unions representing flight attendants at major U.S. airlines picketed and held rallies at 30 airports — including San Diego International — Tuesday as they push for new contracts and higher wages.They argue that they have not been rewarded for working through the pandemic and being responsible for the safety of passengers.The unions are calling Tuesday’s protests a national day of action.
“We haven’t had a raise in five years. Our flight attendants have seen the very rich contracts that the pilots did get, and they expect American Airlines to come to the table,” said Julie Hedrick, president of the union at American. Tuesday’s protests were organized by Hedrick's union, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants; and the Association of Flight Attendants, which represents crews at United Airlines, Alaska Airlines and several other carriers; and the Transport Workers Union, which represents crews at Southwest.to put pressure on company negotiators, but of course management knows that airline strikes can be delayed or blocked by federal mediators, the president and Congress.
Southwest said it reached “an industry-leading tentative agreement” with its union last fall, only to see the deal rejected. The airline said it is scheduled to meet with union representatives and federal mediators again next week “to continue working toward an agreement that benefits our Flight Attendants and Southwest.”
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