WN flight attendants reject TA

[GhettoBeechjet]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nts-reject-contract-for-first-time-since-1996

 

[redflyer65]

Pretty weak from both the union and the company.

Slightly out of touch.

 

[no1pilot2000]

Looks like Southwest Airlines is becoming just another....airline. Gary Kelly has become just another airline CEO. Is the "LUV" fest at SWA coming to an end?! Is Southwest Airlines going to topple from greatness, like the great Roman Empire?

 

[humveedriver]

Looks like Southwest Airlines is becoming just another....airline. Gary Kelly has become just another airline CEO. Is the "LUV" fest at SWA coming to an end?! Is Southwest Airlines going to topple from greatness, like the great Roman Empire?

I'm not a real Southwest warrior. I just woke one day and they handed me the uniform. So. Here is my take, on legitimate question. Even if most rational people have stopped reading this forum. I have flown with some really great people at SWA. Not just pilots, but flight attendants too. I have also gleaned considerable knowledge from long time Ops Agents as well. Based on the stories they have shared and articles I have read prior to my arrival, the oil spike of 2008, age 65, 9/11 and of course the departure of HK, I have come to this conclusion. It's a matter of perspective. Gary Kelly doesn't suck at his job. In fact he's pretty good at it. Too good IMO. He has a plan. It's just deeply rooted in what he knows. Which is finance. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise when the company makes record profits (yeah, cheap oil is awesome), the plan would have made money at 100 dollars a barrel. It's never going to be what it once was unless you have a time machine. And that's just part life. The bottom line is, SWA is still a good company. The new boss has his stripes, they ain't going to change. It will make us money. He is a stingy SOB with contracts. What you should take away from the no vote of the SWA FA's is the fact that over 11,000 voted out of 13,000 FA's. And 9900 voted no. That's unity.

 

[twepilot]

Good God, there for a moment I thought you meant Hulas Kanodia...

RV

 

[PCL_128]

87%? Damn.

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Our flight attendants have more balls than our pilots.

 

[Freebrd]

Did SWA hire 'Kaitlyn'?

 

[no1pilot2000]

After flight 345 NTSB findings, maybe the flight attendants should be trained on how to land a 737.

 

[Freebrd]

^^^ Ouch!