9.12.24 – American Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify New Five-Year Contract

Thursday, September 12, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Paul Hartshorn, Jr.
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American Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify
New Five-Year Contract

EULESS, TX– Today, American Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), ratified a new five-year contract, adding $4.2 billion of value to the existing Flight Attendant contract.

With 95% of eligible Flight Attendants voting, 87% of American Airlines Flight Attendants voted YES to ratify the 2024 agreement.

“This contract marks a significant milestone for our Flight Attendants, providing immediate wage increases of up to 20.5%, along with significant retroactive pay to address time spent negotiating,” said APFA National President Julie Hedrick. “Among the many improvements, the contract includes a new sit rig for compensation for long sits between flights, and American Airlines Flight Attendants become the first unionized workgroup to lock in pay for boarding.”

In addition to industry-leading pay rates, the agreement includes out-year wage increases, addresses many quality-of-life issues, and improves scheduling, rescheduling, and reserve work rules.

Along with tremendous support from other Unions, Leaders in Washington, D.C., also stepped up to help us in our fight. Special thanks to National Mediation Board (NMB) member Linda Puchala, Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for their efforts to move this deal across the finish line.

Thank you to the 179 Members of Congress and 33 Senators who signed letters urging the NMB to use all provisions under the Railway Labor Act to resolve contract negotiations promptly. Thank you to the APFA Government Affairs Team, the APFA Contract Action Team, the Congressional Labor Caucus, and our Union Siblings at AFA-CWA for their collective efforts to make these letters successful!

Wage increases take effect on October 1, 2024. The contract becomes amendable on October 1, 2029.