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After overwhelmingly rejecting a previous contract in December, this one will make Southwest flight attendants some of the most highly paid in the industry.
Southwest flight attendants ratified a new four-year contract that will offer them a 22.3% raise, the Transport Workers Union announced Wednesday.
The contract also offers flight attendants $364 million in retroactive wages and will make them some of the most highly paid flight attendants in the industry. The retroactive wages will be paid out based on how much flight attendants had been flying during negotiations.
The 22.3% raise kicks in May 1.
“This is a significant victory for Flight Attendants industrywide