Airlines United Airlines, flight attendants reach labor deal for first raises since pandemic
Source: CNBC
Published Thu, Mar 26 2026 1:01 PM EDT Updated 57 Min Ago
Leslie Josephs
United Airlines and its flight attendant union have reached a tentative labor deal that will include their first raises in roughly six years.
If ratified by flight attendants, it would make United the last of the major carriers to secure a labor deal with cabin crew members since the Covid-19 pandemic ended.
United said the agreement will include immediate raises and top pay of $100 an hour at the end of the contract, as well as pay for flight attendants during boarding and “a signing bonus for every flight attendant worth a total of $740 million.”
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, the flight attendants’ union, didn’t provide specific details about the deal but said that in addition to higher base pay, it includes additional compensation for flight disruptions and new restrictions on overnight flight assignments.
United Airline flight attendants picketed outside Terminal B at Logan Airport, seeking a new contract.
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