Southwest Airlines flight attendants have a tentative agreement with a potential 20% raise.
Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines have been in negotiations since 2018.Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants will vote on a new tentative agreement that would mean a 20% raise to start the New Year.
For five years, Transport Workers Union Local 556, the union which represents Southwest’s over 20,000 flight attendants has been fighting for a new contract with the Dallas-based carrier. The pandemic, however, put a pause on negotiations in 2020. Flight attendants will vote on the agreement beginning Nov.16 to Dec. 8.
Also an “industry-first,” according to Montgomery, is paid parental and maternity leave with insurance coverage. Flight attendants will also have a new reserve system, ending a 24-hour on-call period, and replacing it with three 12-hour shifts.Southwest’s pilots in mediation board of directors of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the union that represents American’s 26,000 flight attendants, will meet on Nov. 17 to approve a request from the union’s negotiating committeeSouthwest Airlines in talks for ‘modest presence’ at DFW Airport
Southwest Airlines has talked with DFW International Airport about adding a “modest presence” at the second busiest airport in the world, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said Wednesday, eying the new Terminal F expected to be finished in 2026.Southwest Airlines gets first major winter test with storms headed for Denver, Aviation Reporter. Alexandra Skores is the aviation writer for The Dallas Morning News, covering airlines, air travel and the aerospace industry.
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