Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has come to a tentative contract deal with the union representing its 450 dispatchers that would give immediate 17% raises and...
has come to a tentative contract deal with the union representing its 450 dispatchers that would give immediate 17% raises and scheduling improvements, a positive sign for the carrier after a rocky year of labor relations.
Southwest has now come to tentative deals with two major labor groups, including customer service workers, but is still working to get agreements with pilots and flight attendants.includes a group that mostly works in Southwest’s flight operations center in DallasWorkers will get a signing bonus, a 17.
Like other union groups, dispatchers have complained that they have been overworked since the airline has pushed to ramp back up after the COVID-19 pandemic. Brown said dispatchers have often worked underwarning that the company’s tech infrastructure and point-to-point network had outgrown the carrier’s investments.
Southwest Airlines union dispatchers with TWU Local 550 demonstrate at Dallas Love Field to raise awareness of contract negotiations on Nov. 28, 2022.The new contract still needs to be approved by a majority of TWU Local 550 members. It usually takes two to three months to hold a vote.as it tries to negotiate a new deal for raises and scheduling improvements.
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