Horizon Air flight attendants have voted 99.8% to authorize a strike, sharpening pressure on Alaska Air Group after more than two years of stalled bargaining. The 650-member AFA-CWA unit is seeking wage gains, boarding pay, benefits upgrades, and work-rule changes closer to the package Alaska Airlines flight attendants won last year.
The vote does not trigger a walkout. Under the Railway Labor Act, the National Mediation Board must first declare an impasse and start a 30-day cooling-off period. Horizon’s next move now sits with federal mediation and the company’s bargaining table.