Delta Air Lines flight attendants woke up to tangible money this week. United Airlines flight attendants woke up to another update about negotiations.
Delta announced that its flight attendants (and other employees) received their portion of $1.3 billion in profit sharing today, alongside recently implemented industry-leading pay increases that went into effect as part of Delta’s non-union compensation structure. It is real money, paid now, layered on top of wage rates that Delta had already raised preemptively in response to post-pandemic labor pressure across the industry. Delta has also promised pay raises in 2026 to flight attendants and other work groups.
At United Airlines, by contrast, flight attendants remain in protracted negotiations with management, with no agreement yet in place. A new update from United’s labor relations leadership underscores just how wide the gap remains.
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