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TWU Local 556 says the union's executive board will send the tentative agreement to its members March 25.
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Transport Workers Union Local 555 — which represents ramp, operations, provisioning and freight workers with the Dallas-based carrier — still needs to send the deal to its members for a full vote.
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While both Southwest and American Airlines pilots have now approved new contracts with the North Texas-based carriers, flight attendants with both airlines are still struggling to agree with management at the negotiating table.
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The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association's board approved a tentative agreement in December, which more than 92% of participating union members voted to ratify, SWAPA announced Monday.
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The agreement would give pilots a 50% pay raise over the next four years, and includes improvements to flying schedules, disability coverage and retirement benefits. The roughly 11,000 unionized pilots for Dallas-based Southwest have until Jan. 22 to vote on the tentative agreement.
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The U.S. Transportation Department ordered Southwest Airlines to pay a $140 million civil penalty as part of an agreement over operational failures that stranded millions of passengers a year ago.
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Passenger complaints about airlines rose sharply in the first half of the year, according to consumer watchdogs. The number of canceled flights declined, but delays and other problems increased.
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Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are saying no to a contract offer hammered out by their union and the airline. Southwest is also negotiating with pilots, who have tried twice to get permission to start a 30-day countdown to a strike.
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American Airlines flight attendants are asking federal officials for the right to go on strike, possibly before the end of the Christmas and New Year's travel rush, but American said there was “no possibility” of a walkout over the holidays.
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A major blizzard set off a series of issues last year that forced the airline to cancel more than 16,000 flights, stranding passengers across the U.S. Southwest says this year will be different.
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Federal regulators have told Southwest Airlines that the carrier failed to provide enough help to travelers who were stranded during massive cancellations last December, and the airline could be subject to a fine.
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Southwest is the only major airline that hasn't reached a deal with its pilots union.