The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents 28,000 flight attendants, said it is ÿone step closer to a strikeÿ after ongoing contract talks with American Airlines ended Thursday without an agreement.þþUnion president Julie Hedrick, who is also a career flight attendant, said in a statement that the airline ÿdid not come to the tableÿ with an adequate compensation agreement ÿafter years of bargaining, including almost a year of mediated talksÿ with the National Mediation Board.þþÿFlight Attendants will move the process forward to secure overdue economic improvements,ÿ Hedrick said.þþThe airline, on the other hand, said it ÿmade good progressÿ during negotiations over the past week.þþÿWe made good progress in negotiations this week, adding even more to the industry leading proposal we’ve had on the table for months. We look forward to continuing negotiations so our flight attendants can benefit from the contract they deserve,ÿ American Airlines said in a statement. ÿThis agreement is within reach and we look forward to additional dates being scheduled.ÿþþOn June 5, American Airlines announced an offer to immediately increase flight attendants' wages by 17% along with a new profit-sharing formula as negotiations for new labor contracts continue. The negotiations initially began in January 2020, but were briefly paused during the height of the COVID pandemic until June 2021.þþAmerican Airlines CEO Robert Isom said earlier this month the company is ÿcommitted to reaching a new agreement.ÿþþFlight attendants are demanding better compensation after going five years ÿwithout a contract that appropriately rewards themÿ while American Airlines executives receive large bonuses, the union said previously.þþÿNew hire Flight Attendants at American Airlines start at just $27,000/year. Robert Isom’s compensation package is now 1,162 times that of a new-hire Flight Attendant, in a demonstration of corporate greed at its finest,ÿ the union said in a June 12 news release.þþÿNew hire Flight Attendants at American Airlines start at just $27,000/year. Robert Isom’s compensation package is now 1,162 times that of a new-hire Flight Attendant, in a demonstration of corporate greed at its finest,ÿ the union said in a June 12 news release.
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