We met last week in Chicago from February 10th-12th for Federal Mediation to continue our push for a revised Tentative Agreement. In this update, we want to provide insight of where we are in bargaining and what to expect moving forward.

Since we started bargaining in October, we have worked through many of the non-economic issues. These include fixes to language in areas such as Hotels and electronic notifications. Those discussions have gone well overall, and we have made progress in improving contractual language.

We are now at the stage where we are dealing with the remaining quality of life/Contract language issues. These have an economic cost along with the key economic provisions, including wage increases and retro pay. Last week, our discussions focused mainly on these major issues. At this stage, we are not putting out detailed information as things are shifting. This is standard in the final stages of bargaining.

Last week, we met in Federal Mediation in Chicago to continue our push for a revised Tentative Agreement.

Discussions at the beginning of the week focused on the remaining non-economic issues, including hotels and electronic notifications. We have made progress in these areas and will now move on to the next phase of negotiations. As is typical, economic provisions, including pay rates and major work rules, are discussed towards the end of negotiations. 

Next Steps in Bargaining

As we continue our push for a Contract for United Airlines Flight Attendants, we will meet in Federal mediation in Chicago on January 6 - 9, 2026.  

During this mediation session, your Negotiating Committee will continue to fight for our agenda, which includes securing a sit rig, targeted scheduling improvements, including electronic notification and redeye flying, improved Reserve Availability Periods (RAPs), tightened language on hotels, and Contract enforcement.