Rumor Has It: May 2025
Note: “Rumor Has It” is a biweekly newsletter sent to Delta flight attendants about a range of topics from company policies to questions about flight benefits and what is happening around the industry. Delta occasionally addresses questions in Rumor Has It related to AFA’s organizing efforts. For ease of reference, those questions and answers have been included below.
From May 21, 2025 Edition
RUMOR: I heard United and AFA are close to reaching a Tentative Agreement (TA).
FACT: United AFA has said that it expects to reach a TA soon, though exact timing and details are unknown. The last time United flight attendants negotiated their pay scale and other contract terms was in 2016, almost a decade ago. Since then, United FAs have paid more than $5,000 per person in AFA dues, even while getting no pay raises in the last four years (their last pay increase was in 2020 (2%)). This is how AFA contract negotiations often work: a stop-and-go approach that results in long delays. We believe our approach of providing continuous improvements allows us to deliver more for you. Just think of all the improvements Delta has made since 2016.
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