More than 1,300 Southwest Airlines pilots protested the carrier at Dallas Love Field Tuesday amid tense contract negotiations, holding signs that read “Our...
“Neither employees nor customers come first for Southwest Airlines: Our passengers and pilots deserve better.”
Not that frustration among pilots can’t lead to slowdowns and disruptions without pilots walking off the job. The union said the company, which can leave the airline short of pilots needed to fly planes. complained that flight cancellations and meltdowns have led to nights when they had to sleep on airport floors or shown up to hotels without rooms being booked.
The protests by Southwest pilots come during a tense time in the industry. Pilots at Southwest, American and United Airlines are in contract negotiations, along with flight attendants at many airlines. Customer service employees at Southwest who answer phone calls have twice rejected new contract offers from the company.