"Flight Attendants Stage Historic Strike for 'Livable' Wages and Change"

Alaska Airlines flight attendants have voted to authorize a strike for the first time in over 30 years, citing a lack of progress in negotiations for a new contract after nearly a decade. The flight attendants argue that while the airline has provided substantial pay increases to pilots, it has failed to offer livable wages to some of its attendants. The vote does not guarantee a strike, but it escalates the ongoing dispute, with the union representing the attendants following a strategy known as CHAOS, which involves unannounced strikes on random flights. The last time Alaska Air flight attendants went on strike was in 1993.