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United flight attendants picket at Honolulu airport

United's union fight attendants picketed Wednesday at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport as part of systemwide Day of Action picket called “Unleashing our Power” that took place at 19 airports. Kevin Batey, Local Executive Council (LEC) president of United Airlines Council 14, announced that 91% of the Association of Flight Attendants’ 28,000 members had participated in a strike vote and that 99.9% voted to give the bargaining committee the power to call for a strike.

By Jamm Aquino

Aug. 28, 2024

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Travelers pass through a picket line walked by United Airlines and other airlines’ flight attendants at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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Travelers pass through a picket line walked by United Airlines and other airlines’ flight attendants at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendants Kevin Batey, front, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, and Genelle Jucutan-Puga, front left, lead fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, front, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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Flight attendants picket at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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Flight attendants picket at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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Flight attendants picket at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Genelle Jucutan-Puga chants while picketing with fellow flight attendants at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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United Airlines flight attendant Kevin Batey, LEC President of United Airlines Council 14, leads fellow flight attendants in picketing and chanting at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.
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Travelers pass through a picket line at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Wednesday.

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