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Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines have voted in approval and successfully ratified a new union contract. Southwest flight attendants are represented by the Transport Workers Union, and the union represents thousands of employees in the United States who work in the various transportation sectors. The approved contract will raise flight attendant wages by more than 33% over four years and will receive a 22% increase in the first year. The contract provides Southwest flight attendants the highest level of compensation for flight attendants in the airline industry and also has the shortest on-duty workdays. The contract will also provide Southwest flight attendants with paid maternal and paternal leave, and will also pay employees bonuses for ratifying the contract. Flight attendants at the other major US airlines, including United Airlines and American Airlines, are still negotiating new contracts.