I Work 13 Hour Days. I'm Only Paid For 5. 

How do they not get paid for boarding?! They’re on the plane working! That’s literal wage theft.

That's disgusting. Workers should be paid for ANY and ALL time that the employer makes a REQUIREMENT.

That's like only paying firefighters when they are actively fighting a fire.

Workers' Solidarity!!! I cant believe this made me dispise airline companies even more than I already did.

The Pilots' Union just got their pilots a BIG raise! Time for the Flight Attendants' Union to earn their pay for you guys/gals. Everyone thinks your job is just to serve snacks and beverages (well, yeah, but...) but in an emergency situation, your training REALLY comes through -- and luckily for 99% of us flying public, we will NEVER see that side of your job!!!!

That’s terrible. All my friends who were flight attendants 5 years ago have quit. The mistreatment and bad pay is astounding.

That’s some brazen wage theft. You work but don’t get paid? Half of my working hours are waiting for something to do and you bet your ass they pay me for every minute of it. Flight attendants are getting a raw deal. Hit ‘em where it hurts!

I know work is work and not everyone gets to choose what they do for money, but I honestly cannot imagine actively working for a company that openly steals my wages like this. Every company performs some sort of wage theft, but literally doing your job and not getting paid for it is actually criminal and no one should put up with it.

Evil as fuck that Airlines get away with this.

Flight attendants should be able to clock in as they start boarding their flights in preparation to assist passengers when they board their flight. the hourly pay should be relative to the number of hours of providing any service to passengers, and that is including boarding and any connected flights that extend their travels or have a simple policy such as "if they are seen in a uniform they are on the clock".

Sounds practically the same as what freight rail workers have been dealing with. So sick of the corporate greed.

I bet planes would experience maintenance delays measurably less often if attendants were paid during that time. It's completely ridiculous that if boarding takes ~30 minutes and disembarking + cleaning up after the monkeys get off takes another ~30-40 minutes that's literally half the flight time unpaid. I hope they authorize a strike

1:15 um.. that's wage theft!! and.. with the money the airlines make?? they should absolutely pay you from the moment you step into the terminal!!!

He said he forgot to meal prep, but realistically there is often not time if the trips are close together, or even if other errands need to be completed first.

That is staggering. How are you not compensated for time being at work, while actually working? This is one of my major pet peeves. Not only should workers be compensated for being at work - I believe they should be paid for their commute - both ways. _At least up until a predefined average time frame, e.g., 20min - 45min._ I drive a mere 11 miles one way. Once at 3am with _absolutely NO traffic,_ and it takes about 19min. On that 11m trip I have to pass 14 traffic lights. Usually red. 😡 When leaving, the reverse trip takes somewhere around 30min because of increased traffic, and the same obnoxious lights. Altogether it's almost an hour in the car where I don't see family, don't earn wages, and can truly do nothing but spend money on gas and destroy my vehicle - that few of us can live without in the modern world. I know coworkers who have a 90+ minute one-way commute from Delaware or PA, into NJ. By the end of the day they have spent THREE HOURS in the car. So many of us are suffering from gentrification and the consolidation of wealth into certain areas. These plutocrats still need workers, they still need their "servants" so they don't have to get off their ass, or make their own coffee, god forbid. So workers are stuck with outrageous commutes. Totally uncompensated. This economy is so imbalanced, so outrageously out of control in so many ways - and all to the benefit of the rich. This system has to be crushed. We can start by Congress making laws that ensure a portion of profit must be redistributed to labor. You know, the people who ACTUALLY made the revenue in the first place? Then there's about a thousand other things that can be done to stop the unmitigated greed and uncontrolled upward transfer of wealth. Most Americans don't even know what a pension is, or that many workers used to receive one from all manners of industry and employers. Those pensions have been dissolved so that the greedmongering swine can take _just that much more profit._ So they can have 7 vacation homes, while none of their workers can even afford to take a vacation in the first place. They've destroyed pensions, driven up home prices, stagnated wages, busted unions, sent millions of jobs overseas (these "patriots"), raised prices as far as they dare, created an intentional "supply crisis", gambled with the mortgages of the few who did own homes, etc. Now they gamble with other forms of debt. Profiting off the suffering of others. Most have never spent a day in their lives doing something they didn't explicitly desire. I'm sick of it all. Crush it.

When you're pulling on your bootstraps so hard your feet rip the soles off.

Criminal. It's really that simple. This is criminal.

That man's going through all sorts of facial emotions

'Workers of the world 🌎 unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains.'

if you HAVE to be there, then you are working. It doesn't matter if you are sitting still and waiting or doing hard physical labour.

I just started at AA in TX, I can't believe they treat the FA's like that man.

Pay starts when I clock in period. Wtf airlines. This goes for when work stops too, when I clock out. Period.

How is it not illegal to require someone to work before their shift starts?! If you have to be there and be clocked in you should be getting paid. Period.

I hope you get everything you're asking for and more. You deserve it.

Thank you for your continued important work - we have strength and power in the spreading of this kind of information, and so, the spreading of solidarity. All power and support to the people!!

Please don't leave this guy hanging if he loses his job after this video.

I truly hope that you get the compensation that you deserve, no one should be working for free.

I am so glad you all are working together in solidarity to get a contract 🎉❤

Thanks for this vlog. Fly and stay safe. Have an amazing week. Cheers.

Mind blowing. I had no idea at all. I don’t understand how all of you flight attendants can stand being so patient and nice with all the passengers when you are treated like that. Phenomenal injustice. Nobody in any job should be paid under those rules.

I stand in solidarity with you guys!! I can't wait to see you guys win this 🥰🔥

Getting hit up with an Expedia pre-roll advertisement is hilarious. 😂

WTF? You aren’t paid for waiting an hour? Total bullshit

So basically half your day you get robbed of your salary. Wow 😳 This HAS TO CHANGE!! In solidarity with all Workers ❤️

I used to work as an auditor and we would be on the road for usually 11-13 hours but maybe more. Usually 6-8 were paid and the rest was less than half that "by mile". Many jobs that require travel use the inconsistent times as an excuse to not pay

Waiters are paid when waiting tables. He's a waiter at a bad restaurant at 30,000 feet. Granted, he can provide first aid if required. Just like I learned in the 10th grade.

Holy shit. If someone needs to be at a specific place at a specific time, that's when they should start getting paid.

This is very true!

"That felt like a longer day than it actually was." That's because when you document what your day is like, you realize how EFFED UP certain things are. Usually, you're just on autopilot (no pun intended) and you don't really think about all of it all that much, because you're that busy/that exhausted. I hope you get what you and your colleagues are due! In solidarity ❤

Hey I’m currently a mover and I don’t get paid until I hit the road and the other workers that don’t drive don’t even get paid for drive time. It’s really fucked because we don’t even get paid for full drive time. Just an hour of it

Absolutely sickening that pilots and other airline staff have to endure this every day. I can't imagine sleeping two hours and then have to fly hundreds of people each day. This needs to change!

Sounds a lot like trucking. 😡 F**k the airlines. Sorry you guys gotta deal with this.

Derek: This is how my job is crappy. Me: he's a snack and a half.😍

How is it not illegal to just not pay your employees when they require you to be there by a certain time and to still fulfill your tasks?

Most of you do a awesome job. And you deserve to get paid from the moment you show at the airport until, you go home ( when ever and where ever that is)

American (Dallas) and Delta (Atlanta) busted the unions back when NWA was biught iut. Most mechanics quit at NWA, deregulation in was the worst thing to ever happen to the airline industry

It really baffles me that in the country where literally everything seems to be about money... people just accept not getting paid for work. A few years ago my boss tried to get us to show up 5 minutes early for work to have a daily information meeting. we were open to it until he admitted that time would be unpaid. Needless to say we told him to fuck off with that idea. He kept having those empty meetings for a few weeks before he gave up, almost respect the stamina of that asshole. Oh people still showed up well more than 5 minutes early for work, public transport is only so reliable after all, but we all just ignored him, milled around and drank coffee until our shift actually started.

Story idea: show the relationship between share buybacks and how that artificially increases earnings and share price and CEO compensation.

Question, so how does the pay work for pilots? Do they get paid for their time there?

This made me hate airline companies more and i genuinely did not think it possible.

When i researched how flight attendants get paid i felt like puking. They should get paid door to door. Not take off to landing. Taking an hour to get reasy for work, especially flight attendants, and another hour trying to get to the plane in the airport is working. Pay should be airport door to airport door. If a flight attendant is in the airport they are at work.

Sign in starts, the payment clock should start.

I'm proud of y'all. The UAW is about to strike, too. This is the only way to get what you should have. Good luck and hit em in their pockets. Bet you won't be on strike for long when they start losing millions. ✌️💚

This is real as we (ordinary Americans cs we cannot afford private jets) need to support these unions! Support means not giving to go fund me campaigns - it means the influencers on social platforms need to blast out to their followers on this and other US based airlines grievances! Do it!

Are airline stewards exempt from minimum law, or does the hours you are clocked in at work still add up to at least minimum wage ?

I agree that flight attendants make very little money and should be paid more but I’m not sure why you he is leaving out the Per Diem pay that both pilots and FA’s make. For flight attendants it’s $2.20 - $2.50 per hour starting at check in at your base until you return to base. This is on top of your “flight pay”. This adds up to roughly an extra $45 per day plus flight pay.

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How does ANYONE agree to work and not be on the clock/get paid for it????

working 12-13 hours and only getting 5 hours pay - Homie is doing an 8 hour commute to work

The payment structure for flight attendants is complete BS and they need to demand change. The only bummer if it does change to more fair compensation would be the companies raising prices for consumers instead of taking the hit like they should. But that shouldn't change the fact that flight attendants need to be strike ready! As a union member, I will support you!

I’ve been thinking of being a flight attendant, but it would be so far out of my way, I’d be paying just to go to work, not to mention that they refuse to give their workers a livable wage. So, I guess I shall keep looking

Based on my casual observation, the boarding process is a lot of work for the attendants. How is it ok for them to not be paid for it?

As soon as you leave your house for work you should be paid.

These greedy corporations make billions and they won't even compensate their employees for the work they do that brings in those billions. Absolutely sickening. These flight attendants work harder than, and, deserve more than the greedy goons at the top that steal the fruits of their work.

😱😱😱😱 that’s ridiculous! An hour before and if there’s a delay you’re just volunteering your time??? That’s wild! Should be salary this is nuts

that's some of the worst wage theft i've ever heard. and the fact you're stuck eating the terminal food means it's close to a company town situation.

if workers are "required to be" there, the employer should "be required" to pay them... after 8 hours, then they should be "required" to pay time and a half - same goes after 40 hours before the week turns around.

With all the nonsense flight attendants put up with from unruly passengers they deserve not only to be paid for all hours worked but massive raises too. Just gross what businesses are allowed to get away with. They should never have more rights and protections than human beings.

This should not be legal, union or not, not getting paid for work should be illegal.

That’s insane. I hope they unionize soon.

There was a lawsuit against Apple with regards to off the clock wait time. The employees won. I think you have a good case to sue the airlines.

How does American get away with not starting the lock to paying staff who are on the planes doing their jobs until AFTER the plane doors close? Flight attendants have a union!

This shit is insane. Profiling different industries is a good idea for showing the whole picture of how rough workers have it in this economy. I support a universal basic income, slashing the military and drug war budget and giving the money back to taxpayers, supporting unions, going after corporations for wage theft, robust food stamps programs, subsidized community college, grants for small businesses in working class areas, way better affordable housing programs, etc.- things that make a more fair economic system. "Economic mobility," i.e. rising up in social class, is insanely difficult in today's economy, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Life has intrinsic value, and our lives are all deeply interconnected. An injury to one is an injury to all. It doesn't benefit the collective interest to have such a high percentage of our population working such long hours that they don't have time for family, community, hobbies, intellectual pursuits, etc. We need to start thinking more empathetically. The introduction of MDMA to the mainstream will help a lot with that, as it fosters empathy, but we can't wait for that.

Some airlines now pay a boarding fee. The pandemic has shown that people have other working options.

You sign in your working, no ifs and or buts!

The media talks about shoplifters but ignore this even though this is literally theft, it's wage theft, and the money lost front wage theft is many many times more than what's lost from shoplifting.

Not getting paid for boarding is not a new concept. When I was flying 20 years ago it was the norm. In recent years flight attendant groups have started to demand this in contract negotiations. Delta flight attendants now get boarding pay, so I think other airlines will have to follow Delta's lead because they will be forced to.

We have almost gotten back to the early 1900’s when it comes to labor relations.

You know, I keep on hammering the point but Prez R.R. REALLY stuck It to the Working Class with Deregulation and Capital Gains Tax Cuts, what are those? This -> *3:23*

I think everyone in this comment section wants to help guys like this, but when it's all said and done we'll move on to the next video. All our comments and votes won't mean much of anything. We could probably all stand to be more pro-active about a lot of things, but how would any of us make a difference?

'Hey pilots, hey pilots! We need you too! Who they coming after when we're gone?'

Alot corporations steal from their employees. It's common in the U.S.

wow I would strike just because they require you to be there and volunteer your time to not be compensated for literally doing work. I can't believe this is the first time I am hearing about this... Hopefully your next contract can provide some better job benefits and protections!!!

This is not entirely true. They are paid per diem, so while they aren’t paid hourly until the doors are armed, they are still being paid for the day for showing up.

As a flight attendant myself, people need to know that we don't get paid for boarding. Delayed we don't get paid

As somebody else so eloquently puts it: you pull on your bootstraps, but it's enough that the soles are ripped off by your feet.

Nah, that's such BS that you don't get paid for being at work, while working. I hope that each and every airline worker there gets compensation for ALL the work they do, from the baggage handlers to the flight attendances themselves. ALL OF YOU, IN EVERY AIRPORT COMPANY deserves better than this.

I don't understand how this is legal....

What?? How is it legal not to pay your employees for the hours they work?

How have they not unionized yet.

If your being required to be signed in but not getting paid it's time to unionize... please unionize!!

Di they haveca Union? They need to fight for that pay!

It sucks but everyone can change their situation. Learn a new skill and/or find a new job 🤷🏽‍♂️

Can you get American Airlines to pay or reimburse for hotel expenses and meals at the Airports!!!!! You should be paid well like the Airline pilots!

Wage theft is the most common crime committed in America. Not robbery, not drug charges, not domestic abuse…Wage theft.

I don't understand why people do this? I would not work in a field that didn't pay!

Smh. I already knew that these wonderful souls were getting crappy pay like the rest of us, but to see HOW you ladies and gents are getting paid, smh that's ridiculous. 13 hour shifts and compensated for 5 hours? Heck no. And not to mention the idiots you have to deal with on a daily bases, smh. God bless all of you. singing, "what a wonderful 🌎 " smh

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What in the actual hell! I can't believe you guys haven't done something about this a long time ago. Time is money. They want you there at a certain time. They have to pay you for that time. I can't believe they have gotten away with doing this to you all for this long. Wow. These people are nuts. Every corporate business has gotten so GREEEDY. It's insane. They don't deserve to be business people. The wrong people in this life run businesses and make millions. You should be reimbursed for all those hours. This has to be illegal. The airports are always getting government bailouts too. I can't believe they aren't forced to pay you what you deserve. What you actually work in hours. This is effin bull. No discounts on food either. Yeah they are screwing all you guys. You put your lives in danger and this is the thanks you get? Screw them.