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United flight attendants are the latest to express their frustrations over stagnant pay and taxing work conditions.
Around a dozen United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, demanding better pay and working conditions.
The protest was part of a wider initiative by United’s flight attendants, with picketing at the carrier’s major hubs and bases in the U.S. and U.K. The recent disclosure of United CEO Scott Kirby’s pay sparked the protest — he made close to $19 million in 2023.
Flight attendant wages, on the other hand, have been stuck. The median salary of a flight attendant is around $68,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“All the work-life balance things that we're asking for, they just haven't even sent us proposals yet,” said Lily Meyer, a United flight att