Over 1,000 Southwest Airlines Pilots Protest Outside Dallas Airport
Over 1,000 Southwest Airlines pilots protested together outside Dallas Love Field Airport on Tuesday morning.
The Southwest Pilots Association (SWAPA) said the picketing was carried out in a protest over poor working conditions.
In a statement posted by the union, the SWAPA listed six reasons for the protest:
– 896 – Number of days since SWAPA proposed a new, industry-leading contract to attract the next generation of aviators.
– 1984 – The last year that Southwest Airlines made any meaningful improvements to CBA language covering maternity leave for Pilots.
– 20,000 – Number of days off Pilots have lost to schedule mismanagement over the last 12 months.
– 164,084 – Number of days over the last 12 months that SWAPA Pilots have voluntarily flown on days off to get SWA passengers to their desired destinations.
– 312,084 – Number of times SWAPA Pilots’ schedules have been changed over the last 12 months.
– 110,915,000 – Number of passengers SWAPA Pilots have carried safely to their destinations over the last year.
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