Your Union is actively advocating for Red Eye improvements. Safety is the paramount concern, and our goal is to make our Red Eye flying as safe as possible. We know that many people have expressed that they never want to work a Red Eye, but we also have lots of people who love them. We are considering both points of view in our discussions with Management.
Your Union continues to collect and monitor data on the new Reserve System, and continues to advocate for Members’ quality of life through this new system. This communication serves as an update to Members on your Union’s activities related to Reserve.
Today, on International Workers’ Day, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of our Contract ratification, where more than 21,000 Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants overwhelmingly ratified the Pink Contract valued at $6.3 billion over the four-year agreement.
Members of TWU Local 556 have had enough, and have shown it through action: Your resounding YES votes authorizing your board to strike and your strong NO vote on TA 2023 have demonstrated you need more from Southwest Airlines.
Your action is the fuel moving process forward. Your TWU Local 556 Negotiating Committee comes to you today with important updates on our plan to take your anger with us as we fight to get back to the table with the ultimate mission of getting you the Contract you have earned.
n Agreement in Principle has been reached between the TWU Local 556 Negotiating Committee and the Company.
In multiple negotiation sessions throughout the week of May 30, the Negotiating Committee met and bargained with Southwest Airlines Labor Relations and Southwest Airlines Management in the presence of mediators from the National Mediation Board.
