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Airline Industry Labor Relations by End of 2025
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Resolution / Starting Odds
Improved labor relations • 33%
Unchanged labor relations • 33%
Worsened labor relations • 33%
Analysis reports and public announcements from major US airlines and unions
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Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Ratify $6.3B Contract, 33% Raise Over 4 Years
Apr 24, 2024, 10:15 PM
Southwest Airlines' flight attendants have ratified a new labor contract valued at $6.3 billion, which includes significant pay raises over the next four years. The contract, covering nearly 20,000 flight attendants, was approved with an immediate 22% pay increase and will see a total pay rise of about 33% by the end of the four-year period. This agreement sets a precedent that could influence future labor negotiations at other U.S. carriers. The contract becomes amendable in 2028.
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New federal regulations adopted • 25%
Industry-wide standards revised • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
Only minor adjustments made • 25%
Agreement reached • 33%
Continued lockout • 33%
Legal action initiated • 34%
Introduction of new diversity policies • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
Revision of existing customer service policies • 25%
Implementation of mandatory staff retraining • 25%
High Compliance • 25%
Moderate Compliance • 25%
Low Compliance • 25%
Non-Compliance • 25%
Increase in union-friendly policies • 33%
No change in labor policies • 33%
Tightening of union restrictions • 33%
Compliance • 33%
Legal Challenge • 33%
Request for Amendment • 34%
Increase in profitability • 25%
No change in profitability • 25%
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Significant loss • 25%
New contract agreed • 33%
Negotiations ongoing • 33%
Strike initiated • 33%
No significant findings • 33%
Minor safety violations found • 33%
Major safety violations found • 34%