Search Travel Market Report

mainlogo
www.travelmarketreport.com
U.S.A.
English
Canada
English
Canada Quebec
Français
Menu
  • News
  • Packaged Travel
  • Cruise
  • Hotels & Resorts
  • Destinations
  • Retail Strategies
  • Air
  • Training & Resources
  • Luxury Travel Report

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Vote to Authorize Strike

by Daniel McCarthy  February 16, 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Vote to Authorize Strike

Photo: Robin Guess / Shutterstock.com

Alaska Airlines flight attendants this week voted to authorize a strike, opening the door for a potential flight attendant strike at some point in the future.

Members of the Association of Flight Attendants Alaska, the union representing the flight attendants, voted 99.48% yes on strike authorization this week. The group’s contract became amendable in December 2022, and the union filed for federal mediation in September 2023. It is seeking a pay raise for its members, something that it says hasn’t happened in five years.

“Alaska Flight Attendants are fired up and ready to go,” said AFA International President Sara Nelson. “You can’t fly without Flight Attendants. If Alaska management doesn’t remember what happens when you disrespect Flight Attendants, we are ready to show them. It’s past time for a fair deal.”

The news does not mean that a strike, and the travel complications and disruptions that come with a flight attendant strike, are imminent.

The union that represents the flight attendants would have to seek permission to be released from talks with Alaska from the National Mediation Board. From there, the union would be forced to enter a 30-day cooling-off period. If that period expired without an arbitration agreement, and without President Biden creating a Presidential Emergency Board to manually avert a strike, only then would flight attendants be able to strike.

The last time Alaska Airlines flight attendants went on strike was 1993, more than 30 years ago.

  0
  0
Related Articles
VIPorter Members Can Now Redeem Points on Air Transat & Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines’ Merger Passes DOJ Review
FAA Lifts Ground Stop for All Alaska Airlines Flights
Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Want to Strike Soon
American Airlines Mishandles the Most Luggage
Alaska Airlines Launches Subscription Service Called Alaska Access
The FAA Formally Opens Official Investigation into Boeing’s 737 MAX 9s
Alaska Airlines Extends Cancellations of Boeing 737-9 MAX Flights
Watch Saturday Night Live Spoof the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Incident

MOST VIEWED

  1. Power Outage in Spain and Portugal Causes Major Travel Disruptions, Including at Madrid Airport
  2. 5 Things I Liked About Norwegian Aqua – and 4 I’m Not Sold On
  3. Testing the Waters with Dori: Do Travel Advisors Actually Dislike Viking?
  4. Beaches Ocho Rios Resort to Close Doors in May 2025
  5. How Pope Francis’ Funeral Will Impact Travel to Rome and Vatican City
  6. Using a Phone on a Cruise Ship Will Cost Thousands: Urban Myth or Reality?


  1. TTC Tour Week Returns with 9 FAM Trips Scheduled for November
  2. Booking on Grandma’s Budget: How Grandparents Are Driving Multi-Gen and Skip-Gen Travel
  3. Travel Advisor Appreciation Month Offers Not to Be Missed
  4. Sandals Has ‘Strong Interest’ in Bringing Beaches to St. Vincent & the Grena
  5. The Best Hotels to Book in Portugal & Spain: Roundup From an ALGV FAM 
  6. Vanessa McGovern Lands at Global Travel Collection
TMR Subscription

Subscribe today to receive daily in-depth luxury coverage, analysis of luxury news, luxury trends and issues that affect how you do business. Subscribe now for free.

Subscribe to TMR

Top Stories
United Airlines Sets Date for First Starlink Flights
United Airlines Sets Date for First Starlink Flights

Starlink will debut on United’s Embraer 175 jets.

Delta Air Lines Drops Los Angeles-Tahiti Flight
Delta Air Lines Drops Los Angeles-Tahiti Flight

Delta had been flying the route since December 2022.

Fiji Airways Joins oneworld Alliance, Adopts American’s AAdvantage Program
Fiji Airways Joins oneworld Alliance, Adopts American’s AAdvantage Program

Fiji Airways, the flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific, is now officially a part of the oneworld alliance.

4 Qualifying Questions Travel Advisors Should Ask Clients with Autism
4 Qualifying Questions Travel Advisors Should Ask Clients with Autism

Advice for selling accessible travel to neurodivergent customers, from the experts.

Delta Air Lines Offers Medallion Status Match to Southwest A-List Members
Delta Air Lines Offers Medallion Status Match to Southwest A-List Members

Delta Air Lines is trying to draw some of Southwest’s spurned travelers.

American Airlines Adds Flights to Cancun and Punta Cana
American Airlines Adds Flights to Cancun and Punta Cana

American is expanding service to two warm-weather destinations.

TMR OUTLOOKS & WHITE PAPERS
View All
industry spotlight
https://img.youtube.com/vi/-ZWvUd7_21E/0.jpg
The Hidden Potential of River Cruising with Riverside Luxury Cruises
Advertiser's Voice
We Celebrate YOU
About Travel Market Report Mission Meet the Team Advisory Board Advertise Syndication Guidelines
TMR Resources Calendar of Events Outlook/Whitepapers Previous Sponsored Articles Previous This Week Articles
Subscribe to TMR
Select Language
Do You Have an Idea Email
editor@travelmarketreport.com
Give Us a Call
1-(516) 730-3097
Drop Us a Note
Travel Market Report
71 Audrey Ave, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
© 2005 - 2025 Travel Market Report, an American Marketing Group Inc. Company All Rights Reserved | Terms and Conditions
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Manage cookie preferences