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Article: Alaska Airlines, Flight Attendants Reach Agreement. (Originated from The Seattle Times)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- January 13, 1994
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Jan. 13--Alaska Airlines and its flight attendants union said today they have agreed on a new contract modeled after one adopted by Southwest Airlines, a low-cost, no-frills airline that recently bought Morris Air, a major Alaska competitor.
Neither airline officials nor representatives of the Association of Flight Attendants, representing nearly 1,600 employees at the Seattle-based carrier, would disclose details of the contract today.
But it's clear Southwest does things differently. The Dallas-based airline pays flight attendants and pilots by the trip, rather than by the hour, a company spokeswoman said. Flight attendants paid by the hour are paid for time ...