Southwest Airlines ground crew workers agree to new 5-year contract
After 5 years of negotiations, Southwest Airlines’ ground crew workers narrowly approved a new contract Friday, marking a victory for the airline at a time when it’s embroiled in labour strife with several of its largest employee groups. Members of the TWU Local 555, which represents more than 12,000 ramp, operations, cargo and other ground workers, approved a tentative agreement reached in December by a 50.4% to 49.6% margin. The 5-year deal includes a 20% pay increase over the life of the contract, as well as a slight bump in retirement compensation and retroactive pay that will be doled out in lump sums ranging from US$509 to more than $12,000. The agreement comes at a time when Southwest is in contract negotiations with 6 other employee groups, including its pilots and flight attendants. <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2016-02-22/unaligned/southwest-airlines-ground-crew-workers-agree-to-new-5-year-contract
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/logo.png
Southwest Airlines ground crew workers agree to new 5-year contract
After 5 years of negotiations, Southwest Airlines’ ground crew workers narrowly approved a new contract Friday, marking a victory for the airline at a time when it’s embroiled in labour strife with several of its largest employee groups. Members of the TWU Local 555, which represents more than 12,000 ramp, operations, cargo and other ground workers, approved a tentative agreement reached in December by a 50.4% to 49.6% margin. The 5-year deal includes a 20% pay increase over the life of the contract, as well as a slight bump in retirement compensation and retroactive pay that will be doled out in lump sums ranging from US$509 to more than $12,000. The agreement comes at a time when Southwest is in contract negotiations with 6 other employee groups, including its pilots and flight attendants. <br/>
