Southwest Airlines Mechanics Approve Contract, Ending Long Impasse The union representing about 2,500 Southwest Airlines mechanics voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to ratify a new contract proposal, Southwest Airlines Co. mechanics approved a new contract that provides pay increases and a retroactive bonus, closing out more than six years of negotiations that included a lawsuit and an alleged worker slowdown. The five-year agreement won 95% support from the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, the union said Tuesday. Southwest Airlines' Mechanics Approve New Contract May 21, 2019 DALLAS , May 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced the Company's Mechanics and Related Employees, represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have voted to ratify a new tentative agreement. New contract. Southwest Airlines is paying a hefty price to make peace with its mechanics. According to the agreement, the company will increase mechanics’ base wages by 20%, effective April 1, 2019. The hike will be much higher than the 14.8% raise it was giving in September, while the AMFA was demanding 16.7%. Southwest Airlines mechanics ratify labor deal after six years of talks Southwest Airlines Co. mechanics approved a new contract that provides pay increases and a retroactive bonus, closing out
Southwest Airlines Co. and the union for its mechanics reached an agreement in principle for a new contract Saturday, amid an exchange of lawsuits and more than six years after beginning negotiations. The proposed five-year accord would give mechanics $160 million in retroactive pay, Southwest Airlines mechanics have approved a five-year contract that adds up to a 20% raise. Dallas-based Southwest on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, announced the tentative agreement with about 2,400 DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines mechanics have approved a five-year contract that adds up to a 20% raise. "This new contract benefits all parties as it takes care of our People and preserves the long-term health of Southwest Airlines." Our 2,400 Mechanics and Related Employees will immediately be
1 Mar 2019 Central to the contract negotiations is Southwest's use of outside maintenance contractors, which factored into the mechanics rejecting a contract The airlines and the mechanics union have been in contract negotiations for six years. By Scott Gordon • Published February 28, 2019 • Updated on February 28 17 Mar 2019 COM/AP) — Southwest Airlines and a union representing its 2,400 mechanics who will receive a 20 percent raise if the contract is approved. 28 Feb 2019 The airline has asked whether some mechanics, upset about the status of contract negotiations, may be purposely citing minor issues to pull 1 Mar 2019 DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has raised the stakes in a He said the mechanics deserve a new contract, and blamed all sides for the 28 Feb 2019 Southwest emergency? The airline says its mechanics caused it on purpose. Southwest Airlines Pilots Picket For A New Contract. SHARE. 21 Feb 2019 Southwest and AMFA have been in contract negotiations for more than six years. Mechanics rejected a tentative agreement last fall, and union
2 Jun 2019 American Airlines mechanics had contracts with the Transport Southwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). 23 May 2019 Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV - Free Report) has announced the ratification of its five-year labor contract with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal 5 Apr 2019 Southwest Airlines and the union representing its mechanics have come to a tentative contract agreement. If ratified, the contract would end 9 Mar 2019 A six-year labor contract negotiation between Southwest Airlines and its mechanics union reached a boiling point this month with a series of American Airlines Mechanic Sentenced to Three Years for Tampering with Plane than seven years of negotiations at Southwest Airlines with a solid contract, 24 Mar 2019 Did Southwest Airlines Mechanics Union succeed in bullying the airline to a new contract by disrupting the operation with false repair orders?
1 Mar 2019 Central to the contract negotiations is Southwest's use of outside maintenance contractors, which factored into the mechanics rejecting a contract The airlines and the mechanics union have been in contract negotiations for six years. By Scott Gordon • Published February 28, 2019 • Updated on February 28 17 Mar 2019 COM/AP) — Southwest Airlines and a union representing its 2,400 mechanics who will receive a 20 percent raise if the contract is approved. 28 Feb 2019 The airline has asked whether some mechanics, upset about the status of contract negotiations, may be purposely citing minor issues to pull 1 Mar 2019 DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has raised the stakes in a He said the mechanics deserve a new contract, and blamed all sides for the