hundreds of United Airlines flight attendants picketed today outside Newark Airport as part of a nationwide day of action as contract negotiations remain stalled the demonstration comes on the heels of the airlines announcements of their third quarter Revenue which totaled nearly $1 15 billion the union representing flight attendants argues those profits were made on the backs of workers who were fighting for better pay and contracted rules that determine flight schedules in a statement United Airlines today said there's good progress in our negotiations with six sections of the contract already settled 19 different airlines 50,000 flight attendants Across America and we stand strong and we will stand until United Airlines flight attendants wins there is a serious delay in contract negotiations and the labor Movement we are here standing together and making sure that the greed at corporate United Airlines is squashed the power of labor unions on full display with the United Auto Workers who last night tentatively struck a contract agreement with Ford Motor Company one of the big three automakers that workers have been striking against for six weeks now the deal is being called some of the biggest gains for union workers in years including a 25% pay increase over the length of the four and a halfe contract if approved it'll end the strike for Ford workers as other negotiations continue and union workers at Lindhurst based Medieval Times landed a in recently after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Medieval Times brought against the union last year over a trademark dispute while workers fight for better pay amid alleged union busting drags [Music] [Music]