US flight attendants are fed up like their Air Canada peers. Here's why they aren't likely to strike

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PSA Airlines flight attendants hold placards during a demonstration at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, August 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

At the end of work trips, Nathan Miller goes home to a makeshift bedroom in his parents’ house in Virginia. The 29-year-old flight attendant is part of a PSA Airlines crew based in Philadelphia, but Miller says he can’t afford to live there.

He makes about $24,000 a year working full-time for the American Airlines subsidiary. Despite often staffing multiple flights a day, Miller commutes by plane between Virginia Beach and Philadelphia International Airport, a distance of about 215 miles.

“I've considered finding a whole new job. It's not something