Southwest Airlines pilots vote to authorize a strike as contract negotiations ... trends now
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Pilots at Southwest Airlines voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in a bid to put pressure on the airline during contract negotiations.
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) announced their intentions to strike on Thursday after a vote was held, with 99% of pilots wishing to go ahead.
SWAPA said that after operational disasters and the lack of progress over three years of contract negotiations they would be striking.
Under U.S. law, airline workers can’t legally strike unless federal mediators decide that further negotiations are pointless.
Southwest Airlines pilots picket outside the terminal at Dallas Love Field in June, 2022
The pilots at Southwest are the latest union to authorize strikes, following announcements by pilots at American Airlines and United Airlines
Pictured: Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan who took on the role last February
Even then, the President and Congress can block a strike but unions like to take votes to increase their leverage at the bargaining table.
SWAPA President Casey Murray said: 'This is a historic day, not only for our pilots, but for Southwest Airlines.
'The lack of leadership and the unwillingness to address the failures of our organization have led
