On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the TWU Local 556 Scheduling Committee, consisting of Mark Torrez, Chairperson, Xander Ricker, Vice-Chairperson, and Committee Members, convened to write Primary Lines for the April 2025 Bid Period. Your Union Leaders, along with Grievance Leaders and Negotiators, met with the Southwest Inflight Crew Planning Leadership Team to discuss pairing generation.
We would like to tell you about your TWU Local 556 Scheduling Committee and the work we do every month. We work as a joint team with Southwest Airlines Inflight Crew Planning. This collaboration and our Contract allow your Union to have a say in the construction of lines. This month, we present an overview of how our line-building process works and the steps we take to ensure the quality of lines published each month.
The TWU Local 556 Scheduling Committee meets twice per month in Dallas to create the lines (not pairings) that Flight Attendants bid each month. At times, not all pairings are able to be placed on lines and these pairings are left in Open Time. Below you will find the number of pairings left in Open Time in each domicile. This information is provided each month to assist Members in the trading plans.
