‘It’s going to be historic’: US flight attendants picket at major airports

Protests come as over two-thirds of flight attendants in the US are currently in new union contract negotiations

Flight attendants are holding picket protests at over 30 major airports across the US today as part of the Worldwide Flight Attendant Day of Action.

Picket line events are planned in New York City, Orlando, Miami, San Francisco, Charlotte, Washington DC, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and several other major cities. Some 100,000 flight attendants across three different labor unions are expected to participate.