Delta Air Lines has announced a 5% pay raise for its staff and an increase in the starting wage to $19 per hour. This move comes as the airline faces another attempt by a union to organize its flight attendants. The pay adjustments apply to nonunion employees, including flight attendants, amid low unemployment and effective union organizing efforts, notably by the UAW. Delta, recognized as the most profitable U.S. carrier, is implementing these changes to possibly preempt the unionization efforts. However, one union has criticized the increases, calling them 'crumbs'.
Delta gives workers pay hikes and higher minimum wage. One union calls it ‘crumbs’ https://t.co/NajPLsZRJM
Delta flight attendants, thanks to the UAW and low unemployment, are getting a 5% raise as the company tries to stave off a union drive. That’s how macro conditions coupled with effective organizing can force downward redistribution of income
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