United Airlines’ pilots accept new labor contract
United Airlines‘ pilots have ratified a new four-year contract that includes a significant pay increase and other benefits, the union representing the pilots said on Friday.
A committee represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) reported 82% of the airline’s pilots voted in favor of a new comprehensive working agreement that adds more than $10 billion of value to the existing contract.
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About 97% of eligible pilots participated in the ballot.
The pilots will get a cumulative 34.5% to 40.2% increase in pay in the new four-year contract, as well as better work-life quality, sick leave, work rule and vacation improvements, and an increase to retirement benefits for United’s 16,000 pilots.
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