United Airlines flight attendants demonstrating outside of A.B. Won Pat International Airport Wednesday.

It was a nationwide demand for United management to pay aviation’s first responders and flight attendants their fair share.

A day of action as United Airlines is raking in record profits - $3.1 billion in 2024 alone.

Employees forced to do this across the nation and on Guam, while claiming management is dragging out negotiations and leaving flight attendants further behind competitors. 

Participants cried out, "Who’s got the power? We’ve got the power! What kind of power? Union power! What do we want? Contracts! When do we want it? Now! If we don’t get it? Shut it down!"

The local group holding signs and chanting – making their demands heard.

Rsei Isim is the local Guam AFA United Airlines flight attendant president.

"We are among the other bases system wide. We are demanding United management to pay flight attendants a number one wage across the system and to give us the contract that we so deserve. It’s been a long fight since the contract was amendable and the company is dragging their feet in giving us a fair contract that we have earned and this is what we are out here demanding the company to do," said Isim.

The major day of action comes after United flight attendants filed for federal mediation over a year ago and as they have been working with an amendable contract since 2021. Just this past fall, flight attendants announced an overwhelming 99.99% strike authorization vote, if necessary. 

"We are seeking double-digit pay raises for our base pay. We are seeking good working conditions. We are looking for scheduling improvement. We are looking for vacation improvement. We are looking for retirement improvement and we are looking for benefits improvement," said Isim.

As recent aviation incidents have shown, flight attendants perform life saving work every day to ensure the safety and health of the passengers in their care.

That’s why they still continue to fly.

"The safety of the passengers is our utmost priority so we are here for the customers for their flight for their safety, but the contract is amendable and we want to make sure that we get fair share that the company has been getting for the last several years," they said.