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American Air Flight Attendants Union Rejects Pay Hike Offer
- Labor group urges carrier to focus on reaching new agreement
- Airline, union are set to resume contract talks on June 10
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The union for American Airlines Group Inc. flight attendants rejected a company offer of an immediate 17% pay raise and increased profit sharing and urged the carrier to focus instead on reaching a new contract agreement.
The unusual offer was turned down by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants board hours after the carrier sent a video of Chief Executive Officer Robert Isom to individual flight attendants explaining the plan. It was separate from pay increases being discussed during contentious contract negotiations, and the union would have had to agree to the change, American said.