Alaska Airlines Flight Attendants Picket and Plan Strike Vote

Alaska Airlines flight attendants held a protest outside the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, threatening to authorize unannounced strikes if their demands for a meaningful pay raise are not met. The flight attendants are seeking their first significant pay increase in nearly a decade after failed negotiations. Alaska Airlines, which recently announced plans to acquire Hawaiian Airlines, stated that it is continuing negotiations and does not expect any disruption to its operations. Flight attendants will vote on whether to authorize a strike from January 8 to February 13, which would be the first strike-authorization vote since 1993.