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Since the birth of commercial air travel, flight attendants have dealt with turbulence both in the air and from their employers.
Recently, unionization efforts have been ramping up at airlines like American, Alaska, Southwest, United, and especially Delta, where most attendants have zero representation.
The increase in unhappy passengers and subsequent violent behavior, along with low or stagnating pay, has flight attendant unions boiling over.
The Weekend Brief centers around the history of flight attendant unions, the progress of contract talks, and the chaotic strike strategy one union used back in the 90s.
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