United Airlines flight attendants ratify new contract with 31% raises this summer

A United Airlines plane approaches the runway at Denver International Airport on March 23, 2026. Al Drago | Getty Images United Airlines flight attendants approved a new five-year labor contract with 31% average raises to base pay by August and other improvements, marking the last of the major carriers with unionized flight crews to reach a deal post-Covid. The labor deal would give United's roughly 30,000 flight attendants their first raises in close to six years. …