The SWAPA Number

3/13 (Damian Jennette and Mike Haynes, Profit Sharing Plans)

Today’s SWAPA number is 3/13. That’s the date our 2019 Profit Sharing will be funded. This year it will be equal to 12.2% of qualified earnings. On the show today, we’re going to talk to SWAPA’s Director of Retirement Mike Haynes along with NC member Damian Jennette about all things Profit Sharing, including some of SWAPA’s goals for Contract 2020.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

2 Million (Casey Murray and Jody Reven, Data Points from SEP)

Today’s SWAPA number is 2 million. That’s the number data points Contract 2020 preparations produced. Over a period of three years, we received more than 200 blank sheet questions, and over 600 follow up polling questions that resulted in 17 Negotiating Points and other educational materials on topics SWAPA Pilots indicated are important to them. With thousands of pilots participating in each one, our NC can be confident that they have the pulse of the membership when they sit down to negotiate with the Company. On the show today, we’re going to talk to two of our negotiators, Casey Murray and Jody Reven, who will tell us more about all of the work they’ve done so far and tell us about what they think about the negotiations that will start this week. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

6 (Helen Yu, RLA Education)

Today’s SWAPA number is 6, as in Section 6, the section of the Railway Labor Act that governs airline labor contract negotiations. On the show today, we’re going to talk to SWAPA General Counsel Helen Yu who will give us a review on the RLA, negotiations, mediation, arbitration, and what happens if we can’t get a deal after all of that. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

346 (Brent Weisner, Damian Jennette, Benefits)

Today’s SWAPA number is 346. That’s the number of pilots who are currently out on long term disability. Here to talk to us today about loss of license, our current disability plans, and what we hope to achieve in terms of benefits in Contract 2020 is SWAPA’s Aeromedical Committee Chair Brent Weisner and Negotiating Committee member Damian Jennette. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

$7.3M (Will Young, I.T.)

Today’s SWAPA Number is $7.3 million. That’s the amount of money SWAPA has committed to spending on IT over the next three years. On the show today, we’re going to talk to Captain Will Young, the SWAPA IT Director. Will is going to give us some insight SWAPA technology, something that will only become more vital to our operation in the future. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

8 (Introducing The New Members of the SWAPA Board of Directors)

Today's SWAPA Number is 8. In this episode, we speak with the 8 new members of the SWAPA Board of Directors. Be sure to subscribe and let us know what you think. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

$4.7M (Matt Monahan and Seth Kornblum, Payroll Audit)

Today’s SWAPA Number is $4.7 million. That’s the amount of money that SWAPA has recovered for our Pilots through payroll audits since 2015. Today on the show we are going to chat with Payroll Auditor and Contract Administrator Matt Monahan and Contract Admin Chair Seth Kornblum about what goes into auditing a pilot’s pay, how long the process takes, and what a pilot can expect when they call Contract Admin with a payroll question. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

10.7% (Erich Schnitzler, Contract 2020)

10.7%, that’s Southwest’s adjusted net margin for the third quarter. We rank #2 in the industry, behind only Allegiant. But more importantly we were #1 among the Big 4, despite the Max grounding. Today we talk to EFA & IRC chair Erich Schnitzler about the committee, preparations for Contract 2020 and what today’s number means for  those negotiations.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

.1% (Brian Fitting, Dues Increase)

Today’s SWAPA number is .1%. That’s the amount of a temporary dues increase currently being debated by the SWAPA BOD to cover the increased cost of negotiating Contract 2020. On the show today, we’re going to talk to SWAPA 2nd VP Brian Fitting about the temporary dues increase from 1% to 1.1%. He’s going to tell us why the SWAPA BOD is debating the issue and why our Pilots might be asked to vote on it sometime in 2020. If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737

1,983 (Mike Panebianco, Contract 2012)

Today's SWAPA Number is 1,983 that's the number of pilots who have joined Southwest since we signed our contract in 2016. Those pilots weren't here for our last contract negotiations and aren't aware of the four and a half year effort it took, including federal mediation to get a fair contract. For the first time, SWAPA pilots conducted informational picketing over a series of five events culminating in the largest single site pilot picket in industry history. It was a watershed event that we keep at the forefront of our thinking as we gear up for 2020. Today on the show, we're going to talk to Mike Panebianco, SWAPA Vice President who had a front row seat to the whole thing and will give us a look behind the scenes during one of the most turbulent times our union and our company have ever faced.If you have any feedback for us at all, please drop us a line at comm@swapa.org or tap here to send us a text.Follow us online:Twitter - https://twitter.com/swapapilotsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/swapa737