United Airlines is claiming progress toward an agreement in its long-running contract negotiations with flight attendants, while also publicly pressing the union over what it calls costly operational demands.
In a new internal update from Nathan Lopp, United’s VP of Labor Relations, to flight attendants shared with Live And Let’s Fly, the airline said it has made “good progress” and sees the upcoming sessions as a “clear opportunity to finalize the framework for an agreement,” while reiterating that it has already put a proposal on the table that would deliver the highest flight attendant pay among U.S. carriers.
The company says some demands would “materially change” how the airline operates and add significant costs beyond the framework of what it calls TA1, a previously discussed tentative agreement structure. United claims it has offered alternatives designed to balance improvements with financial sustainability, but says those proposals were rejected without counteroffers.
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