SEATTLE, Feb. 28,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines' more than 6,900
flight attendants, who are represented by the Association of Flight
Attendants (AFA), have ratified a new three-year contract. The
agreement includes significant improvements including increased pay
(including boarding and a ratification payment), greater
flexibility and scheduling enhancements, better benefits and
more.
This is the eighth ratified labor contract between an Alaska Air
Group company and one of our represented workgroups in the last
three years aimed at improving wages, quality of life, and
supporting our company's long-term success. Alaska Air Group is on
a journey to transform our business, and our flight attendants are
one of many groups critical to our vision in creating a remarkable
travel experience for our guests.
More than 90% of Alaska flight
attendants voted, and the agreement passed by 95%.
"One of the many reasons our guests choose to fly Alaska is our flight attendants and the warm
welcome, fantastic service and commitment to safety they provide
onboard," said CEO Ben Minicucci.
"I'm glad to have them working under a new contract that values
their contributions to Alaska, and
I'm grateful to our colleagues at AFA who bargained with
determination and fierce dedication for our flight attendants. We
are focused on making Alaska Airlines a place for the best people
in the business to grow their careers, and this new contract
reflects that."
"This agreement marks a major milestone for Alaska Airlines
Flight Attendants. It reflects their essential role in ensuring
both safety and operational excellence," said Jeffrey Peterson, AFA Alaska Master Executive
Council (MEC) President. "Furthermore, it will immediately and
significantly improve their lives while setting a strong foundation
for upcoming Joint Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations as
we move forward with the merger between Alaska Airlines and
Hawaiian Airlines."
Effective March 2, 2025, the new
contract includes increased pay (including boarding pay, a newly
implemented market rate adjustment and more), work rules that
maintain a 10-hour and 30-minute hour duty day (the shortest in the
industry, alongside Southwest) and improvements in many sections of
the contract such as scheduling, caps on insurance premiums and
more.
The previous contract became amendable in December 2022. Contracts in the airline industry
do not expire. Once they become amendable, the current contract
remains in effect until a new agreement is ratified.
About Alaska Air Group
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air are
subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group, with McGee Air Services a
subsidiary of Alaska Airlines. With hubs in Seattle, Honolulu, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, San
Diego and San Francisco, we
deliver remarkable care as we fly our guests to more than 140
destinations throughout North
America, Latin America,
Asia and the Pacific. Alaska is a member of the oneworld
Alliance with Hawaiian scheduled to join in 2026. With
oneworld and our additional global partners, guests can earn
and redeem miles for travel to over 1,000 worldwide destinations.
Guests can book travel at alaskaair.com and hawaiianairlines.com.
Learn more about what's happening at Alaska and Hawaiian. Alaska Air Group is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as "ALK."
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