Southwest Airlines Mechanics Ratify Labor Deal After Six Years of Talks

The 2,700 mechanics are the last of Southwest’s largest labor groups to secure a new contract since 2016, following pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and other airport ground workers.
May 23, 2019

Southwest Airlines Co. mechanics approved a new contract that provides pay increases and a retroactive bonus, closing out more than six years of negotiations that included a lawsuit and an alleged worker slowdown.

The five-year agreement won 95% support from the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assn., the union said Tuesday. About 94% of eligible voters participated.

Read more: https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-southwest-airlines-mechanics-union-contract-20190521-story.html

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