SWAPA is aware of operational difficulties affecting Southwest Airlines today due to a number of issues, but we can say with confidence that our Pilots are not participating in any official or unofficial job actions.
Our Pilots will continue to overcome SWA management’s poor planning, as well as any external operational challenges, and remain the most productive Pilots in the world. They will continue to be focused on their highest priority — safety. SWAPA Pilots are true professionals and will always maintain the highest level of responsibility to their crews, their passengers, and our airline.
That's really weird that weather no one can find, an atc walk out that affected only one airline grounded 2000 SW flights. I just can't even imagine what else could do this other than a strike.
Alex Berenson got the details on WHY the pilots haven't stated anything publicly. Sign up for his emails! He got kicked off Twitter, but he is emailing daily information bombs. I am seriously impressed on how the SW employees did this!!!!
Sure! Here is the blurb he sent out this morning (copied & pasted):
The pilot emailed following the first Southwest post today (and provided his SWA ID to prove his identity). He asked that I paraphrase the email.
Essentially, the union cannot organize or even acknowledge the sickout, because doing so would make it an illegal job action. Years ago, Southwest and its pilots had a rough negotiation, and the union would not even let the pilots internally discuss the possibility of working-to-rule (which would have slowed Southwest to a crawl).
But at the moment the pilots don’t even have to talk to each other about what they’re doing. The anger internally - not just among pilots but other Southwest workers - is enormous. The tough prior negotiations notwithstanding, Southwest has a history of decent labor relations, and workers believe the company should stand up for them against the mandate. Telling pilots in particular to comply or face termination has backfired.
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Meanwhile, Southwest has more flexibility than it has acknowledged. Federal contracts represent about 3 percent of its revenue, but even the Biden administration CANNOT alter existing contracts (please note, I have not checked this, though it seems reasonable); Southwest is only at risk of losing future contracts.
This pilot believes that the fact that the airlines received $25 billion in no-strings-attached cash for “payroll support” last year (as well another $25 billion in loans) has made them particularly reluctant to stand up to the Biden administration. Southwest’s CEO, Gary Kelly, may be in an especially tough spot since he is the head of the airline lobbying group.
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Finally: This pilot says he loves Southwest and finds the crisis painful but feels that if this is the only way Americans can stand up to these mandates, then let the chips fall.
Just a bunch of fed-up pilots acting individually of their own conscience. No organizing was necessary because the pressure has been building for over a year. All that was necessary was for the airline to cross the line and the pilots took the action they had already decided on.
Each of us has gone over it in our minds... what we will do when our employer tries to impose it on us.
Biden is an unelected puppet dictator with political prisoners and control of the press.
That's really weird that weather no one can find, an atc walk out that affected only one airline grounded 2000 SW flights. I just can't even imagine what else could do this other than a strike.
Alex Berenson got the details on WHY the pilots haven't stated anything publicly. Sign up for his emails! He got kicked off Twitter, but he is emailing daily information bombs. I am seriously impressed on how the SW employees did this!!!!
He has a website but sends this information exclusively by email? Are you at liberty to just copy and paste it here?
Sure! Here is the blurb he sent out this morning (copied & pasted):
The pilot emailed following the first Southwest post today (and provided his SWA ID to prove his identity). He asked that I paraphrase the email.
Essentially, the union cannot organize or even acknowledge the sickout, because doing so would make it an illegal job action. Years ago, Southwest and its pilots had a rough negotiation, and the union would not even let the pilots internally discuss the possibility of working-to-rule (which would have slowed Southwest to a crawl).
But at the moment the pilots don’t even have to talk to each other about what they’re doing. The anger internally - not just among pilots but other Southwest workers - is enormous. The tough prior negotiations notwithstanding, Southwest has a history of decent labor relations, and workers believe the company should stand up for them against the mandate. Telling pilots in particular to comply or face termination has backfired.
—
Meanwhile, Southwest has more flexibility than it has acknowledged. Federal contracts represent about 3 percent of its revenue, but even the Biden administration CANNOT alter existing contracts (please note, I have not checked this, though it seems reasonable); Southwest is only at risk of losing future contracts.
This pilot believes that the fact that the airlines received $25 billion in no-strings-attached cash for “payroll support” last year (as well another $25 billion in loans) has made them particularly reluctant to stand up to the Biden administration. Southwest’s CEO, Gary Kelly, may be in an especially tough spot since he is the head of the airline lobbying group.
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Finally: This pilot says he loves Southwest and finds the crisis painful but feels that if this is the only way Americans can stand up to these mandates, then let the chips fall.
That's incredibly compelling. This guy should make a video!
Put his link up dammit.
Thanks.
http://www.alexberenson.com/
Just a bunch of fed-up pilots acting individually of their own conscience. No organizing was necessary because the pressure has been building for over a year. All that was necessary was for the airline to cross the line and the pilots took the action they had already decided on.
Each of us has gone over it in our minds... what we will do when our employer tries to impose it on us.