More than 150 flight attendants, joined by U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” Garcia (D-Ill) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill), picketed outside O’Hare Airport on Tuesday to protest the lack of contract negotiations and demand better wages and working conditions. The flight attendants in Chicago were joined by thousands of other flight attendants across major cities such as New York City, Los Angeles and Boston, as part of the Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action. More than two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants across 24 airlines are in contract negotiations, including with Chicago-based United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. “We are the faces of our carriers. We deserve better work rules, we deserve shorter work days and we also deserve longer rest periods,” said Dray Howard, Chicago-based president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, during a news conference. Flight attendants at American Airlines haven’t seen a salary or cost-of-living increase in five years, Howard said, and some new hires can barely survive, even when picking up trips on their days off, she said.

United Airlines stewardesses, 1948

Alaska Air flight attendants authorize strike for first time in three decades

I’M NOT THAT INNOCENT

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Air hostesses of the airline Trans World Airlines, in Paris on the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in 1958. (Photo Loomis Dean for Life Magazine)

Air hostesses of the airline Trans World Airlines, in Paris on the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in 1958. (Photo Loomis Dean for Life Magazine)

Braniff flight attendants, 1966

They are great, aren't they?

Pacific Southwest Airlines Stewardesses, 1970

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On 1/30/23 I was on flight UA510 Newark>Orlando & left my journal in the seat pocket. Includes longhand writing inside, photos (including from SPN VanCon 2022--me w/Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins), editorial cartoons, tweet print-outs, washi tape decorations & is precious to me. My name & address are on inside front cover. I'll reward whoever returns it to me either with $100 to the returner or to their favorite charity (charity, not political cause). Please be kind enough to share this post as far and wide as you can. The notebook is a Cognitive Surplus softcover lined notebook, 6"x9", and looks like the above, with a ribbon glued into it as a bookmark.

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SEATTLE — Tuesday is expected to be one of the largest joint picketing events ever for the airline industry, as flight attendants from multiple companies fight for better pay. Seattle is one of 30 cities across the United States and the United Kingdom where employees will picket. That will include workers from Alaska, United, Frontier, American, Southwest and more. The Association of Flight Attendants says 100,000 employees with these companies are going through negotiations.

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Mile High by Moomin_94 Rating: M Status: WIP Summary: Kate and Anthony are two people who absolutely should not be looking at a relationship right now. If only they could stay away

Airport 1975 (1974, Jack Smight)

5/13/23

Now, that’s service with a smile.

American Airlines flight attendants. These photos were taken as part of an advertising campaign for the airline. Photos by Susan Wood. (September 1967)

Hôtesses de l'air de la compagnie American Airlines. Ces photos ont été prises dans le cadre d'une campagne publicitaire pour la compagnie aérienne. Photos de Susan Wood. (septembre 1967)