Southwest Airlines pilots voted to authorize a strike to ramp up labor negotiations.
With 98% of pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, 99% of pilots voted to authorize a strike. The vote had originally been scheduled to run through the end of May, but pilots overwhelmingly placed their vote to strike. The union is the sole bargaining unit for over 9,000 pilots at Southwest, andA strike authorization vote is a long way from an actual strike though, likely months or years away from an actual walkout.
“This is a historic day, not only for our pilots, but for Southwest Airlines,” said Casey Murray, SWAPA president“The lack of leadership and the unwillingness to address the failures of our organization have led us to this point. Our pilots are tired of apologizing to our passengers on behalf of a company that refuses to place its priorities on its internal and external customers.”Email Address
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