TA2024 became the Pink Contract yesterday afternoon with the parties officially signing at Southwest Airlines Headquarters. Below are a few of the important milestones in the next week and into May 2024 as we begin to implement TA2024 into the Pink Contract.
Following the procedures outlined in our ByLaws and Constitution, the TWU Local 556 Board of Election has officially certified the results of our Officer election. It is with great enthusiasm that we extend our heartfelt congratulations to the newly elected 2024 – 2027 Executive Board of TWU Local 556, whose term will commence on May 1, 2024.
Today, the Membership of TWU Local 556 voted to ratify TA2024. Your relentless fight resulted in a Contract that represented many historic firsts for our Local and for our industry. By voting in the Contract you fought to achieve, you helped to better the role of Flight Attendant for all.
With only one day left before the vote closes, we would like to encourage those of you who have not yet done so, to check your personal email for your ballot. Subject Line: “Vote Now TWU Local 556 TA2024 Ballot”; From: Election-America. Don’t forget to check your spam/junk folder.
As we enter into the final stretch of the TA2024 voting period – we wanted to encourage all of you to carefully consider the Tentative Agreement and most importantly, cast your vote. We asked our Educators and Activists to share with us what they found the most valuable in this rollout not only for themselves but feedback from Members. Here is their list of top resources:
Some of the biggest “Hot Topics” of TA2024 (and where our Team has heard the most misinformation), is in the Leave of Absence changes and improvements. The Negotiating Team and TA2024 Mobilizers have answered numerous questions about the new (and sometimes current) language in Article 15: Leave of Absence, Article 16: Sick Leave/On the Job Injury and Article 32.4: Doctor’s Statement. While not typically referenced or discussed on a daily basis, these Articles contain protections for when life throws us a curveball. So, let’s discuss some of the changes and improvements offered to these specific topics in TA2024!
The vote for the 2024 Tentative Agreement (TA) is underway and will close at 1200 CST, April 24, 2024.
For Ballot help, contact the Election-America Helpdesk
Help+TWU556@Election-America.com or call the Election-America 24/7 Help Desk Hotline at 855-460-1951.
Happy Spring! The Grievance Team has a few reminders and helpful hints to share regarding: Recurrent Training, T-Mobile Phone Issues, Uniform Auto-Discipline, and Union Representation.
This vote is electronic, ballots were emailed April 10, 2024 The Ballot Subject Line: Vote Now TWU Local 556 TA 2024 Ballot. Check your spam/junk folder. Please Contact Election-America if you haven’t received your ballot.
The most frequently asked questions were gathered throughout the events and the Negotiating Committee will be answering those via Zoom, along with answering questions from the Membership. Several sessions are topic specific followed by MythBusting and general Q&As. See the schedule below and click here to register.
