I’m not sure how this is going to play out, but I don’t see how this is going to end well…
While flight attendants at most major airlines have ratified new contracts within the past year or so, United’s 28,000 flight attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), have been the exception. In May 2025, we finally saw the flight attendants get a new tentative contract.
These contracts are negotiated by the union leadership, but then have to be approved by the membership through a vote. The union described this as a “historic agreement,” whereby flight attendants would get huge pay increases and quality of life improvements. Over the past several weeks, the membership has been voting on this contract, and the results are now in… it seems members disagree with union leadership.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
