Southwest Pilots denied by NMB…
08-02-2023, 11:31 PM
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Southwest Pilots denied by NMB…
Southwest pilots lose bid to be freed from contract talks
By: Mary Schlangenstein | Aug 02 2023 at 09:36 PM |
Southwest Airlines Co. pilots were denied a request to halt contract talks with the carrier, a step that could have brought them closer to a strike. The National Mediation Board rejected the plea from the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, signaling on Wednesday it didn’t agree with the union’s view that further meetings would be fruitless. “I’m disappointed but not surprised” by the decision, Casey Murray, union president, said in an interview. “We are further away today than the day we filed for release, which is truly the definition of an impasse.”
Settle in for the long slog. SWA will survive this, but as a hollowed out shell of her former glory. If the egregious behavior continues, perhaps the best path forward is to walk away from negotiations. We could have been great.
poopoo out.
By: Mary Schlangenstein | Aug 02 2023 at 09:36 PM |
Southwest Airlines Co. pilots were denied a request to halt contract talks with the carrier, a step that could have brought them closer to a strike. The National Mediation Board rejected the plea from the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, signaling on Wednesday it didn’t agree with the union’s view that further meetings would be fruitless. “I’m disappointed but not surprised” by the decision, Casey Murray, union president, said in an interview. “We are further away today than the day we filed for release, which is truly the definition of an impasse.”
Settle in for the long slog. SWA will survive this, but as a hollowed out shell of her former glory. If the egregious behavior continues, perhaps the best path forward is to walk away from negotiations. We could have been great.
poopoo out.
08-03-2023, 01:21 AM
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08-03-2023, 02:02 AM
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Unfortunately not very surprising, even if we are at an impasse. I was hopeful that the NMB would decide to play its games because the company isn't going to respond to games.
The only thing they're going to listen to is the threat of institutional investors in the face of a legal strike. Let's keep at it, all this does is delay the inevitable.
The only thing they're going to listen to is the threat of institutional investors in the face of a legal strike. Let's keep at it, all this does is delay the inevitable.
08-03-2023, 04:32 AM
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Strongest financials in the industry would certainly be one reason. Pilots generally can’t see beyond 6 Months ahead. It wasn’t that long ago when SWA was the place to be. In 2 years the rankings of where new hires want to go first will be quite different from today.
08-03-2023, 04:39 AM
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Very true. With BJ running this place , I wonder what our ranking will be .
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