Flight Attendants Demand Improved Compensation Package MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 558 Teamsters Local 120 flight attendants at Sun Country Airlines have voted to authorize a strike. "The people who run this company want to sit back and do nothing but collect a fat check while everyone else at Sun Country works hard for peanuts," said Tom Erickson , President of Local 120 and Teamsters Central Region International Vice President.
"They're in for a rude awakening. Our members are furious, and they will do whatever it takes to get what they deserve." Last year, Sun Country Airlines exceeded $1 billion in revenue for the first time.
In the first quarter of this year, they reported greater revenue than ever before. The flight attendants haven't had a wage adjustment since 2016, and their collective bargaining agreement became fully amendable on December 31, 2019 . Their current pay scale puts them far behind their colleagues at similar carriers.
"Sun Country CEO Jude Bricker told shareholders last year that they made a lot of money because of their 'unique business model.' That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life," said Chris Riley , Local 120 Business Agent. "This carrier is making more money than ever because it's short-changing its workforce.
Sun Country needs to share the wealth." "We voted to strike for one simple reason — Sun Country is dragging out the negotiation process and we are fed up. We are fighting for the contract we deserve," said Tanya DeVito , a flight attendant and member of the Sun Country Teamsters Local 120 Bargaining Committee.
"99 percent of those eligible to vote have authorized a strike. That is not a number that Sun Country can or should ignore. We expect a solid economic package to be brought to us at September's mediation session, or we will take this to the next level.
" Teamsters Local 120 represents over 12,000 hard working men and women throughout Minnesota , Iowa and the Dakotas. For more information, go to teamsterslocal120.org/ .
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