DALLAS (AP) — Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines have ratified a contract that includes pay raises totaling more than 33% over four years, as airline workers continue to benefit from the industry’s recovery since the pandemic.
The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday that members of Local 556 approved the contract by a margin of 81% to 19%. The union’s board rejected a lower offer last summer, and flight attendants voted against a second proposal in December.
Southwest has about 20,000 flight attendants. They will get raises of more than 22% on May 1 and annual increases of 3% in each of the following three years.
The union said the contract provides record gains for flight attendants and sets a standard for other flight attendants. Cabin crews at United Airlines and American Airlines, which are represented by other unions, are still negotiating contracts.
Penn State's leading receiver KeAndre Lambert
Sweden, Finland to submit NATO applications Wednesday
Pentagon chief orders U.S. airlines to assist Afghan evacuation
Alleged intruder at Peruvian embassy in U.S. shot dead by Secret Service
Kansas' governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it
Multinational enterprises confident of China's economic growth target
Xi Presents Order to Promote Military Officers to Rank of General
Lions agree to contract extensions with St. Brown and Sewell worth combined $200M, AP source says
Chinese collage offers spring break, encourages outings, love
Another Republican candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren
China retrieves subglacial bedrock sample from East Antarctic