Flight attendants picket at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airport, demand higher pay

Dozens of flight attendants from various airlines protested outside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, demanding higher pay.

They joined thousands of other attendants in demonstrations at airports across the country.

It came as more than two-thirds of U.S. flight attendants are in the middle of contract negotiations.

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“Our CEOs continue to take large bonuses while our salaries remain flat,” Alison Head, a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines told Channel 2′s Bryan Mims . “Flight attendants are out here today fighting against corporate greed.”

For about two hours, roughly 50 flight attendants who represent three unions picketed along a sidewalk outside the domestic terminal.

They chanted and carried signs, some of them bearing these words: “Deceived, devalued, disrespected.”

They’re fighting not only for higher wages, but better scheduling and retirement benefits.

The airlines involved in the labor dispute include American, United, Southwest, Alaska, and Frontier.

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