Aeroméxico passengers avoided the immediate disruption of a June 1 flight attendant strike after the airline and ASSA reached a deal in their contract review. The agreement includes a salary increase and changes to benefits, but it is not the last step. Union leaders said the proposal still must be circulated and submitted to a worker vote. That leaves the operation moving today while the labor process continues under federal rules, with formal validation still ahead.
The deal keeps the strike from starting
Aeroméxico and ASSA reached a deal in the airline’s 2026 collective contract review, stopping a strike set for June 1. The agreement with ASSA kept the work stoppage from starting as planned. It still needs a worker’s vote before it is fully validated.
ASSA represents Aeroméxico flight attendants. The union said its General Assembly approved the proposal by a majority after weeks of talks with the airline and labor authorities. The package includes a 4.16 percent salary increase and a 4 percent adjustment to per diem payments for certain destinations. It also extends the retirement and pension clause for Contract A workers by two years. Workers under Contract B would get a new five-year seniority step.
The union said the deal also includes contract changes meant to narrow gaps between the two labor schemes. It adds a 2027 salary review equal to inflation plus 0.5 percent. If inflation reaches or exceeds 6 percent, the parties must renegotiate that figure.
The immediate effect is on operations. A cabin crew strike would have put Aeroméxico’s June 1 schedule under pressure. With the assembly vote, the airline was not facing the planned stoppage. The settlement comes as Mexican carriers are already dealing with higher fuel costs and tighter route economics, a separate pressure that has shaped fares and schedules this year.
Worker vote still stands between agreement and closure
The deal does not close the labor file. ASSA said the General Assembly would remain in permanent session while the legal process continues.
“The General Assembly will remain declared in permanent session to continue with the procedure established by current labor legislation,” ASSA said. “Once the corresponding dates have been defined and the review project has been socialized, the proposal will be submitted to consultation through a personal, free, direct, and secret vote of all workers.”
Federal labor guidance says collective contract revisions must be approved by workers through a personal, free, direct, and secret vote. For an integral review, the union must submit the vote results and the revision agreement to the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration, in accordance with federal guidance on collective contracts.
The procedural file leaves another date to watch. The Federal Labor Tribunal for Collective Affairs was quoted as saying that the parties must report by June 5 on whether the agreement has been formalized. The same tribunal account stated that the parties must indicate whether it will be submitted to the conciliation authority for approval.
