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26,000 American Airlines flight attendants begin strike authorization vote
July 27, 2023With no raises in four years, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants seeks a 35% catchup increase and raises of 6% yearly.
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Pilots’ problems force strike authorization votes at big U.S. airlines
May 19, 2023Pilots at the nation’s major airlines are grappling with poor pay, long hours and erratic scheduling.
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Southwest pilots forecast airline’s meltdown—a month before
January 3, 2023The airline workers, like workers in so many industries, care more about the public than do their bosses.
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Pilots reach tentative deal with Delta; unions mobilize to organize rest of airline
December 9, 2022Grassroots organizing drive is now on to unionize Delta’s other 45,000 workers. Half of those are flight attendants.
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Pilots to airlines: Good luck getting off the ground
November 4, 2022The latest from People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
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