4% raise but does it meet all our needs?

As we get closer to filing for our union, Delta management finally announced a raise of 4%, effective June 1. 

This increase will only make us competitive for a few months. United AFA recently announced a new tentative agreement with an immediate raise and then an additional raise at the end of July with boarding pay, sit pay, and retro pay, and also Southwest and American will be getting more contractually-guaranteed pay increases this year.

We’ll take the raise, and our union with a real industry-leading contract.

One where we can ensure our pay rates are applied with scheduling protections, incentives, benefits, and to our total compensation rates too.

As Flight Attendants, we know that compensation is about how often we get paid those rates through work rules. It’s impossible to calculate compensation without also including the effect of costs like healthcare and coverage that actually meet the needs of our health, too.

We’re organizing for more than base pay raises. We’re organizing for: