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American Air Flight Attendants Approve $4.2 Billion Contract
- Agreement provides immediate wage increase of as much as 20%
- Approval adds to string of new post-pandemic airline deals
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American Airlines Group Inc. flight attendants approved a contract that will immediately raise wages as much as 20% and increase pay and benefits by $4.2 billion over the deal’s five-year term.
The contract was accepted by 87% of those casting ballots, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants said in a statement Thursday. The agreement was reached in July, after US labor mediators pressed both the airline and union to finalize an agreement after lengthy negotiations, averting the threat of a possible strike during the busy summer travel season.