Alaska Airlines flight attendants vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike

The vote does not mean that a strike is imminent, but the union can now request a 30-day “cooling off” period before a strike deadline.

SEATTLE — Flight attendants with Alaska Airlines voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if negotiations with the carrier don’t result in a deal, the Association of Flight Attendants CWA announced Tuesday.

According to the union, which represents flight attendants at Alaska, 93.47% of members participated and nearly all — 99.48% — voted to authorize a strike if airline management does not “agree to significant improvements.”

The strike authorization does not necessarily mean that a strike is imminent. It does

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