Yes they do, the system will punish them if they do otherwise: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-airlines-stock-sinks-as-pay-raise-plan-is-panned-by-w

Yes they do, the system will punish them if they do otherwise: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-airlines-stock-sinks-as-pay-raise-plan-is-panned-by-wall-street-2017-04-27 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/american-airlines-stock-si... >American Airlines has tried to make amends, by announcing a significant pay raise for flight attendants and pilots , to take base pay rates to industry highs, years ahead of when union contracts would become amenable. >The stock AAL, +6.63% tumbled as much as 8.6% in intraday trade, before paring some losses, even though the airline reported first-quarter earnings that beat expectations, while revenue rose in line with forecasts. >“We are troubled by [American’s] wealth transfer of nearly $1 billion to its labor groups,” Baker wrote in a note to clients.