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- Fortune
The starting salary for a new American Airlines flight attendant is low enough to qualify for food stamps in some states
Legislation prevents workers from striking without permission from the government.
- Reuters
American Airlines must face pilots' lawsuit over paid military leave
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit by American Airlines pilots over the carrier's failure to pay them for short-term military leave. In a 3-0 decision, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said a reasonable jury could find short-term military leave comparable to jury duty leave or bereavement leave, for both of which American pays pilots. The court revived a class action by pilots who took short-term military leave, defined as 16 or fewer days, from January 2013 to October 2021.
- CNN Business
Viral ‘courtesy’ letter American Airlines gives flight attendants shows how little they make
America’s cost of living crisis has stung new flight attendants, many of whom haven’t had an opportunity to renegotiate their contracts since the inflation spiral began several years ago.
