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protests will include cabin crew members from 24 airlines
including Alaska Air, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and
American Airlines, picketing outside 30 airports.
In the past two years, unions representing pilots, flight
attendants and maintenance workers have advocated for higher
wages, better scheduling and other benefits amidst a tight labor
market, as airlines cash in on a post-pandemic travel boom.
Unlike flight attendants, pilots across major airlines have
secured new labor deals including bumper pay hikes and other
benefits.
Some flight attendants have not had a pay raise in five years,
the AFA said.
Flight attendants are also urging an end to the industry
practice of not compensating them for the time spent during
boarding and waiting at the airport before and between flights.
At present, they receive payment solely for the duration when
the aircraft is in motion. Delta Air Lines is the only U.S.
carrier that pays its flight attendants during boarding time.
Earlier this month, Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat's cabin
crew members rejected a second labor deal offered to them, while
Alaska Air flight attendants will vote on a strike authorization
on Tuesday.
Last month, flight attendants at Southwest Airlines approved a
strike mandate after rejecting a tentative contract in December.
(Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru)
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