SWA dispatchers reach tent. agreement

[SKC]

After 2.5 years of negotiations, we (SWA and TWU 550) have reached a tentative agreement. No details as of yet, but am extremely happy to have reached this point.

 

[CRJDispatchKid]

Congrats to y'all at SWA. I look forward to seeing the details of the contract.

 

[Squirrel29]

Rumor was going around in my office a few weeks ago they would get Captains pay. Dont hold much hope for that but if true that would great for the rest of the dispatchers in the industry.

 

[SKC]

While that would be nice, it would require somewhere upwards of a 70% increase. To get us up to FO pay would require <60% raise. It's been 14 years since the last dispatch contract so the pilots have had multiple contracts to get up there.

 

[fltdspx]

any progress is a good thing!!! congrats to the SW dispatchers!!!!

 

[8sm]

Congrats to TWU, Mike C. and all your negotiating team. Two and half years at the table going back and forth, there had to have been sand kicked on a few boots, LOL. Gary knew he had a nesscary spoke in the wheel that need restoration after 14years.

Either way, cheers to a well deserved contract & compensation package.

Regards.......8 sierra mike

 

[OneBadLT123]

Any update from the airtran side of things? Just curious how they are involved in this, or if anything

 

[SKC]

The AT dispatchers (TWU 540) are still operating under their contract. When and how the 540 crew will morph into 550 (SWA) will be determined by the transition agreement. That document isn't finalized as far as I know.

Until they each move to the SWA side of things they will continue as they have. Once they change over then they will get the benefits of our contract.

 

[SKC]

Ratified. Passed by over 98%.

 

[OPNLguy]

Ratified. Passed by over 98%.

...and well worth the 2.5 years it took to get us all here..