{"id":26446,"date":"2023-10-02T21:52:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/?p=26446"},"modified":"2023-10-02T21:52:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T21:52:32","slug":"united-airlines-pilots-approve-new-contract-leaving-southwest-airlines-as-the-lone-carrier-in-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/business\/united-airlines-pilots-approve-new-contract-leaving-southwest-airlines-as-the-lone-carrier-in-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines pilots approve new contract, leaving Southwest Airlines as the lone carrier in negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United Airlines pilots made their new contract official on Friday, leaving Southwest Airlines as the only carrier of the four main domestic airlines still in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>United CEO Scott Kirby, who heads the largest carrier at Denver International Airport, announced the milestone in a LinkedIn post on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m happy for our pilots who ratified an industry-leading contract today,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;We are the largest and best airline in the world because of our people, and I\u2019m happy to give them a great contract that ensures we can continue the United Next growth that is creating great careers for everyone here at United Airlines \u2014 and a great route network and customer service for our large and growing customer base.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company and the pilots&#8217; union, the Air Line Pilots Association, International, reached the four-year agreement in July, which includes &#8220;a meaningful pay raise and quality of life improvements,&#8221; according to a statement by United. Pilots, who then needed to ratify it to make it official.<\/p>\n<p>The carrier continues to negotiate\u00a0 with its flight attendants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re continuing to work with the Association of Flight Attendants toward an industry-leading agreement,&#8221; spokesperson Russell Carlton said in a statement earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest is the sole U.S. carrier still in negotiations with both its pilots and flight attendants, as Delta pilots approved a new contract in March and American Airlines pilots ratified their agreement in August.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue meeting weekly with SWAPA (the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association) and our assigned mediators from the National Mediation Board as we collectively work toward a new contract that rewards our pilots,&#8221; Southwest said in an email on Friday. &#8220;We look forward to restarting negotiations with TWU 556 (Transport Workers Union of America Local 556) and the NMB in the very near future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Southwest CEO Bob Jordan pegged the timeline for wrapping those negotiations as &#8220;hopefully this fall&#8221; in a sit-down interview with The Denver Post earlier this month.<\/p>\n<h3>Share this:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><\/span><span>Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><\/span><span>Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><\/span><span>Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/dfm-trust-indicators\/static\/images\/Trust-Logo-Horizontal.svg\" alt=\"The Trust Project Logo\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Policies<\/li>\n<li>Report an Error<\/li>\n<li>Contact Us<\/li>\n<li>Submit a News Tip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2023<span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>September<span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>29<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>40,000 drivers caught on camera cutting illegally in and out of Colorado highway express lanes<\/h3>\n<p>40,000 drivers caught on camera cutting illegally in and out of Colorado highway express lanes<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Parent sues Denver school board member Auon\u2019tai Anderson in test of Colorado\u2019s new social media law<\/h3>\n<p>Parent sues Denver school board member Auon\u2019tai Anderson in test of Colorado\u2019s new social media law<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Construction starts on $125M, 81-acre technology park in Broomfield<\/h3>\n<p>Construction starts on $125M, 81-acre technology park in Broomfield<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Discovery of Suzanne Morphew&#8217;s body raises new legal questions in 3-year-old case<\/h3>\n<p>Discovery of Suzanne Morphew&#039;s body raises new legal questions in 3-year-old case<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Lauren Boebert escorted out of &#8220;Beetlejuice&#8221; musical in Denver after &#8220;causing a disturbance&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Lauren Boebert escorted out of &quot;Beetlejuice&quot; musical in Denver after &quot;causing a disturbance&quot;<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Suzanne Morphew&#8217;s remains found in Saguache County<\/h3>\n<p>Suzanne Morphew&#039;s remains found in Saguache County<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Popular Chicago restaurant Portillo&#8217;s eyeing a Colorado expansion<\/h3>\n<p>Popular Chicago restaurant Portillo&#039;s eyeing a Colorado expansion<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Gov. 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