Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Approve Five-Year Contract

(RTTNews) - Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (ALK), said that its flight attendants approved a new five-year contract. Included in the new contract are quality of life enhancements and pay increases that rank Alaska's 3,400 flight attendants among the highest paid in the industry at every pay step.

"We are pleased to have a ratified deal after three years of negotiations and thank our flight attendants for their professionalism and the outstanding service they provide our customers every day," said Andy Schneider, Alaska Airlines' vice president of inflight services.

Under the Railway Labor Act, which governs collective bargaining agreements in the airline industry, contracts do not expire, they only become amendable. The previous agreement became amendable on May 1, 2012 and the new contract will become amendable again on December 17, 2019.