‘5 Years. No Raises.’ United Flight Attendants Just Scored Retro Pay, Big Raises, And A Win Over Scheduling Algorithms

May 23 2025

Flight attendants will still have to ratify the deal. Pending major surprises though it seems likely, though some flight attendants will believe that they can always do better – that you should ‘never take the first deal’. However starting the click on “40% total economic improvements” in the first year along with retro pay is going to be something most crew will want right away.

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‘That’s Not A Baby, It’s A Doll’—United Airlines Passenger Faked Her Way Into Family Boarding

passengers boarding plane
May 23 2025

Airlines offer priority boarding to first class passengers and to their elite frequent flyers. They also usually offer it to uniformed military personnel, and passengers with disabilities and to families with small children.

If you want to get on the plane early and don’t want to enlist in the military, I guess just keep having kids? Or pretending to?

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