United Airlines flight attendants picket at Austin Airport amid national strike vote

United Airlines flight attendants picket at Austin Airport amid National strike vote United Airlines flight attendants at Austin's airport on Wednesday demanded better pay flexible schedules and job security in a picket ahead of the latest strike flight attendants voted on Across the Nation this marked the first time flight attendants at a major airline voted to authorize a strike since 2005 according to a news release from the association of flight attendants some from United Airlines demonstrated Wednesday morning at Austin Bergstrom International Airport a us and airports across the us as they awaited the results of a strike authorization vote United Airlines flight attendants are ready it's past time we are ready to have the contract we need a raise we can't wait any longer we are unified and ready for this contract to be done one flight attendant told KX this comes on the heels of other recent strike authorization votes which moved negotiations forward at Southwest American Alaska and other airlines kxn reached out to United for comment and a spokesperson for the airline sent the following statement we continue to work toward an industry-leading agreement for our flight attendance including negotiations this week and every month through November both sides have been actively engaged in these negotiations facilitated by the federal mediator requested by the union we remain eager to reach an agreement to be clear there is no work stoppage or labor disruption instead off-duty flight attendants are exercising their right to conduct an informational picket federal law bars a strike until after a lengthy process that includes a release from mediation which can only be granted by the national mediation board