Southwest Airlines has announced that its Flight Attendants, represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 556, voted in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement. In addition to industry-leading compensation increases, the new agreement incorporates refined on-call scheduling for Southwest Airlines® Flight Attendants and other quality-of-life enhancements, including Company-paid maternity and parental leaves.
The contract covering nearly 20,000 Southwest® Flight Attendants becomes amendable in 2028.
Since October 2022, 11 union-represented workgroups at the airline have ratified new agreements:
- Appearance Technicians
- Customer Service Agents, Customer Representatives, and Source of Support Representatives
- Dispatchers
- Facilities Maintenance Technicians
- Flight Attendants
- Flight Instructors
- Material Specialists
- Mechanics and Related Employees
- Meteorologists
- Pilots
- Ramp, Provisioning, Operations, and Cargo Agents
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