Southwest Me-Too Clauses

To the IAM Membership at Southwest Airlines: As you have seen, the TWU has a tentative agreement with their Ops and Ramp agents. Congratulations to them. Like negotiations with many companies with multiple unions on the property, each union follows the other and gets more, in essence, leap-frogging each other. The IAM anticipated this when […]

SOUTHWEST SOS Negotiations Update

On Wednesday, August 5, 2015, the initial meeting between the IAM and Southwest Airlines opened the negotiations for the Source of Support represented group. It was an exchange of documentation: the list of the covered group and job descriptions. A review of the current collective bargaining agreement that covers the CS&S Reps and the Customer […]

Southwest Airlines Tentative Agreement Ratified

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFIED Ratification voting was conducted yesterday throughout the system. The tentative agreement has been ratified by a majority of the voting membership. The negotiation committee would like to thank you for your patience and support in achieving another industry leading contract.   Fraternally, David Supplee PRESIDENT-DIRECTING GENERAL CHAIR Ann Pantano    Liu […]

Machinists Union, Southwest Airlines Reach Tentative Contract

International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced it reached a tentative agreement with Southwest Airlines covering approximately 6,500 Passenger Service and Reservations Agents. The four year tentative accord contains wage improvements that preserve the highest base wage rates in the airline industry, a signing bonus, industry-best job security provisions, maintains the highest […]