The SWAPA Number

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

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

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

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

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%, 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

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

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

Today’s episode is a continuation of last week's SWAPA Number, 124. That's the number of CBA grievances currently open. Right now, there’s a three-digit backlog of open grievances waiting for arbitration because our Union and our Company can’t agree on what our CBA says. Ultimately, this week’s SWAPA Number is the reason SWAPA is pushing for a full rewrite in 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

Today’s SWAPA Number is 124. That's the number of CBA grievances currently open. Right now, there’s a three-digit backlog of open grievances waiting for arbitration because our Union and our Company can’t agree on what our CBA says. Ultimately, this week’s SWAPA Number is the reason SWAPA is pushing for a full rewrite in 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