Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024

July 19, 2024

Collective bargaining works. I congratulate the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, their 25,000 members, and American Airlines for reaching a tentative agreement. And I thank Acting Secretary Su, Secretary Buttigieg, and other members of my administration for their efforts to help both sides secure this agreement, which averts a strike that would have been devastating for the industry and consumers. This is the culmination of over 5 years of negotiations and proves once again that collective bargaining benefits workers, companies, and our economy. As the most pro-union and pro-worker President in American history, I'm proud of the record wages and record contracts secured by workers during my administration. When unions are strong, our Nation is strong.

NOTE: The statement referred to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su.

Categories: Statements by the President : Association of Professional Flight Attendants and American Airlines, tentative agreement.

Names: Buttigieg, Peter P.M.; Su, Julie A.

Subjects: Acting Secretary of Labor; American Airlines, tentative agreement with Association of Professional Flight Attendants; Association of Professional Flight Attendants, tentative agreement with American Airlines; Labor movement and organized labor; Secretary of Transportation.

DCPD Number: DCPD202400626.