United flight attendants near historic deal: $100+/hr top pay, 30% base raises — with key concessions

United’s tentative flight attendant agreement promises historic pay — roughly 30% higher base wages, 50% boarding pay and senior rates topping $100/hour — plus better 401(k) match and hotel protections. But profit sharing still trails peers, retro pay is limited, and a regional-ownership restriction was dropped.

Discovered 2026-04-03T09:16:13.804298-07:00 | 2026-04-03T09:16:13.804298-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • The headline increases (≈30% base, 50% boarding pay, senior rates >$100/hour) materially change United’s labor cost profile and will affect margins and unit cost planning; see United’s recent revenue strength and 20 787 deliveries.
  • The deal’s tradeoffs — limited retro pay, profit-sharing that still lags Delta and American, and removal of the restriction on United owning a regional carrier — reshape bargaining outcomes and network/outsourcing options after long negotiations (context on talks).
  • Despite headline wages, total compensation may not top peers once profit sharing and retro are accounted for; compare the broader pay-award precedent set by Air Canada’s arbitrated >20% increase.

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2026-04-03T09:16:13.804298-07:00
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2026-04-08T05:06:57.981535-07:00
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